Where does “gråtass” come from?

gråtass (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.

gråtass (Norwegian Nynorsk): a wolf

Definitions

  1. a wolf

Ancestry of “gråtass”, step by step

gråtass 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 tass

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