Where does “grīs” come from?
grīs (Old High German) comes from Proto-West Germanic *grīs, from Proto-Germanic grīsaz — grey; terrible; frightening.
grīs (Old High German): grey
Ancestry of “grīs”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | *grīs | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | grīsaz | grey; terrible; frightening |
Words derived from “grīs”