Where does “gris” come from?

gris (Old Occitan) comes from Frankish grīs, from Proto-Germanic grīsaz — grey; terrible; frightening.

Ancestry of “gris”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frankishgrīsgrey
2Proto-Germanicgrīsazgrey; terrible; frightening

Words derived from “gris”

Every word from Proto-Germanic grīsaz →Every word from Frankish grīs →