English

Greymouth

From Grey + mouth; its position is at the mouth of the Grey River.

Formed from Grey + mouth

Proto-Germanic *grēwaz ‘grey’

Proto-West Germanic *grāu ‘grey’

Old English grēġ ‘grey’

Middle English grey ‘grey’

English Grey

Proto-Germanic *munþaz ‘mouth’

Proto-West Germanic *munþ ‘mouth’

Old English mūþ ‘mouth; opening’

Middle English mouth

English mouth

Today it means

name The largest town in the West Coast Region, South Island, New Zealand.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Greymouth