Where does “gráelri” come from?

gráelri (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic grár, from Old Norse grár, from Proto-Germanic grēwaz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰreh₁- — to become green, grow; to grow; to green, to grow.

gráelri (Icelandic): grey alder (Alnus incana)

Definitions

  1. grey alder (Alnus incana)

Ancestry of “gráelri”, step by step

gráelri traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic grár

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicgrárgrey, gray
2Old Norsegrárgrey; spiteful
3Proto-Germanicgrēwazgrey
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰreh₁-to become green, grow; to grow; to green, to grow

via Old Norse elri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseelrialder
2Proto-Germanicaluz—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂élis-alder
4Proto-Indo-Europeanel-to bend; red, brown; hungry
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰreh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic grēwaz →Every word from Old Norse grár →