Where does “gries” come from?
gries (German) comes from Middle Low German grîs, from Old Saxon grīs, from Proto-West Germanic *grīs, from Proto-Germanic grīsaz — grey; terrible; frightening.
gries (German): grey, greyish
Ancestry of “gries”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Low German | grîs | — |
| 2 | Old Saxon | grīs | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | *grīs | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | grīsaz | grey; terrible; frightening |