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