Where does “gråsprängd” come from?

gråsprängd (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.

gråsprängd (Swedish): salt and pepper, greyish

Definitions

  1. salt and pepper, greyish

Ancestry of “gråsprängd”, step by step

gråsprängd 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 sprängd

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishsprängdblown up, exploded
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰreh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic grēwaz →Every word from Old Norse grár →