Where does “grå” come from?

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

grå (Norn): grey

Definitions

  1. grey

Ancestry of “grå”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsegrárgrey; spiteful
2Proto-Germanicgrēwazgrey
3Proto-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 Norse grár →