Where does “gris” come from?

gris (Lombard) comes from Occitan gris, from Frankish grīs, from Proto-Germanic grīsaz — grey; terrible; frightening.

gris (Lombard): grey / gray

Definitions

  1. grey / gray

Ancestry of “gris”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Occitangris—
2Frankishgrīsgrey
3Proto-Germanicgrīsazgrey; terrible; frightening
Every word from Proto-Germanic grīsaz →Every word from Frankish grīs →Every word from Occitan gris →