Where does “gri” come from?
gri (Romanian) comes from French gris, from Old Occitan gris, from Frankish grīs, from Proto-Germanic grīsaz — grey; terrible; frightening.
gri (Romanian): grey
Ancestry of “gri”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | gris | grey, gray; drunk, tipsy; gray |
| 2 | Old Occitan | gris | — |
| 3 | Frankish | grīs | grey |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | grīsaz | grey; terrible; frightening |