Where does “griza” come from?

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

griza (Romanian): to get tipsy

Definitions

  1. to get tipsy

Ancestry of “griza”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchgrisergrey; gray out, to make gray or lighter in color...
2Frenchgrisgrey, gray; drunk, tipsy; gray
3Old Occitangris—
4Frankishgrīsgrey
5Proto-Germanicgrīsazgrey; terrible; frightening

Words derived from “griza”

Every word from Proto-Germanic grīsaz →Every word from Frankish grīs →Every word from Old Occitan gris →