Where does “grisa” come from?

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

grisa (Lombard): grey

Definitions

  1. grey

Ancestry of “grisa”, 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 →
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