Where does “gråhåra” come from?

gråhåra (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.

gråhåra (Norwegian Nynorsk): grey-haired or gray-haired

Definitions

  1. grey-haired or gray-haired

Ancestry of “gråhåra”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskgrågrey 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 →