Where does “gråøygd” come from?

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

gråøygd (Norwegian Nynorsk): having gray eyes

Definitions

  1. having gray eyes

Ancestry of “gråøygd”, step by step

gråøygd traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk grå

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

via Norwegian Nynorsk øygd

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskøygddiscovered
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰreh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic grēwaz →Every word from Old Norse grár →