Etymology Explorer › Old High German

Where does “grāo” come from?

grāo (Old High German) comes from Proto-Germanic grēwaz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰreh₁- — to become green, grow; to grow; to green, to grow.

Ancestry of “grāo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicgrēwazgrey
2Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰreh₁-to become green, grow; to grow; to green, to grow

Words derived from “grāo”

  • greywacke
  • grauwacke
  • Graubünden
  • feldgrau
  • metagreywacke
  • subgreywacke
  • Eigengrau
  • schiefergrau
  • aschgrau
  • Feldgrau
  • hellgrau
  • graublau
  • ergrauen
  • gräulich
  • Grauwacke
  • mattgrau
  • Graukatze
  • mausgrau
  • bleigrau
  • Graukehlralle
  • Graureiher
  • Graumennigvogel
  • Grau
  • dunkelgrau
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