Where does “deorcegræg” come from?

deorcegræg (Old English) comes from Old English deorc, from Proto-West Germanic derk, from Proto-Germanic derkaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰerg-o-s, from Proto-Indo-European dʰerg-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰer- — to support; to hold.

deorcegræg (Old English): dark gray

Definitions

  1. dark gray

Ancestry of “deorcegræg”, step by step

deorcegræg traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English deorc

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishdeorcdark
2Proto-West Germanicderkdirty; dark
3Proto-Germanicderkaz—
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰerg-o-s—
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰerg-to dim, darken; dim, dull; dark, dusky
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰer-to support; to hold

via Old English grǣġ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishgrǣġ—
2Proto-West Germanic*grāugrey
3Proto-Germanicgrēwazgrey
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰreh₁-to become green, grow; to grow; to green, to grow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰerg- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰerg-o-s →