Where does “grey” come from?

grey (Spanish) comes from Old Spanish grey, from Latin grex, from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

grey (Spanish): flock, herd; flock

Definitions

  1. flock, herd; flock

Ancestry of “grey”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Spanishgrey—
2Latingrexa group of smaller animals: a flock of birds, sheep, etc., a pack of dogs, wolves, etc., a swarm of insects, etc
3Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ger- →Every word from Latin grex →Every word from Old Spanish grey →