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Where does “gʰregʰwos” come from?

gʰregʰwos (Proto-Indo-European) comes from Proto-Indo-European gʰer- — to rub; to stroke; to grind.

gʰregʰwos (Proto-Indo-European): grey

Definitions

  1. grey

Ancestry of “gʰregʰwos”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeangʰer-to rub; to stroke; to grind

Words derived from “gʰregʰwos”

  • gray
  • grey
  • grizzly
  • grayish
  • greyish
  • grayling
  • grayscale
  • grayness
  • greyness
  • Grisons
  • grisaille
  • grisette
  • graybeard
  • greyscale
  • greywater
  • grizzle
  • greywacke
  • grayware
  • grimalkin
  • greyly
  • greylag
  • grauwacke
  • grayly
  • grayhound
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