Where does “gris” come from?

gris (Old French) comes from Vulgar Latin grisus, from Proto-Germanic grīsaz — grey; terrible; frightening.

gris (Old French): gray

Definitions

  1. gray

Ancestry of “gris”, step by step

gris traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vulgar Latin grisus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latingrisus—
2Proto-Germanicgrīsazgrey; terrible; frightening

via Frankish grīs

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frankishgrīsgrey

Words derived from “gris”

Every word from Proto-Germanic grīsaz →Every word from Vulgar Latin grisus →