Where does “grekar” come from?

grekar (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse grikkr, from Old East Slavic грькъ, from Vulgar Latin graecus, from Ancient Greek Γραικός, from Ancient Greek γραῖα, from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- — to grow old, to mature.

grekar (Norwegian Nynorsk): a Greek

Definitions

a Greek

Ancestry of “grekar”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Old Norse	grikkr	the Byzantine Greeks; a person travelling to...
2	Old East Slavic	грькъ	—
3	Vulgar Latin	graecus	Greek
4	Ancient Greek	Γραικός	Greek; a Graecian, a member of an ancient...
5	Ancient Greek	γραῖα	Graea, Boeotia; Greece
6	Proto-Indo-European	ǵerh₂-	to grow old, to mature

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- →Every word from Ancient Greek γραῖα →Every word from Ancient Greek Γραικός →