Where does “sølvgrå” come from?

sølvgrå (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.

sølvgrå (Norwegian Bokmål): silver-grey

Definitions

  1. silver-grey

Ancestry of “sølvgrå”, step by step

sølvgrå traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål grå

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålgrågrey or gray
2Old Norsegrárgrey; spiteful
3Proto-Germanicgrēwazgrey
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰreh₁-to become green, grow; to grow; to green, to grow

via Norwegian Bokmål sølv

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålsølvsilver
2Old Norsesilfrsilver
3Proto-Germanicsilubrąsilver
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰreh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic grēwaz →Every word from Old Norse grár →