Where does “grau” come from?

grau (Hunsrik) comes from Middle High German grā, from Old High German grāo, from Proto-Germanic grēwaz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰreh₁- — to become green, grow; to grow; to green, to grow.

grau (Hunsrik): grey, gray

Definitions

  1. grey, gray

Ancestry of “grau”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germangrā—
2Old High Germangrāogrey
3Proto-Germanicgrēwazgrey
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰreh₁-to become green, grow; to grow; to green, to grow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰreh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic grēwaz →Every word from Old High German grāo →