Where does “grixo” come from?

grixo (Venetian) comes from Frankish grīs, from Proto-Germanic grīsaz — grey; terrible; frightening.

Ancestry of “grixo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frankishgrīsgrey
2Proto-Germanicgrīsazgrey; terrible; frightening

Words derived from “grixo”

Every word from Proto-Germanic grīsaz →Every word from Frankish grīs →
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