Where does “gråaktig” come from?

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

gråaktig (Norwegian Bokmål): greyish or grayish

Definitions

  1. greyish or grayish

Ancestry of “gråaktig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålgrågrey or gray
2Old Norsegrárgrey; spiteful
3Proto-Germanicgrēwazgrey
4Proto-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 →