Where does “grågam” come from?

grågam (Swedish) comes from Swedish grå, from Old Norse grár, from Proto-Germanic grēwaz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰreh₁- — to become green, grow; to grow; to green, to grow.

grågam (Swedish): Eurasian black vulture (Aegypius monachus)

Definitions

  1. Eurasian black vulture (Aegypius monachus)

Ancestry of “grågam”, step by step

grågam traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish grå

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishgrågrey; boring, dull; with a boring appearance
2Old Norsegrárgrey; spiteful
3Proto-Germanicgrēwazgrey
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰreh₁-to become green, grow; to grow; to green, to grow

via Swedish gam

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishgama vulture or condor; scavenging birds living in...
2Old Swedishgamber—
3Old Norsegammrkind of big predatory bird, or mythical creature
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