Proto-Germanic

*grīsaz

‘grey’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Proto-Germanic *grīsaz.

5 English words in this record descend from Proto-Germanic *grīsaz, most familiar first.

• grizzle ← grisel ← grisel ← gris ← *grīs
• grisaille ← gris ← *grīs
• grisette ← gris ← *grīs
• griseous ← grīseus ← *grīs
• grison ← gris ← *grīs

Etymograph / Proto-Germanic *grīsaz