English

grayhound

From gray + hound, in the mistaken belief that greyhound derives from grey, the colour.

A compound of gray + hound

Proto-Germanic *grēwaz ‘grey’

Proto-West Germanic *grāg

Old English grǣġ ‘grey’

Middle English gray

English gray

Proto-Indo-European *ḱwṓ ‘dog’

Proto-Germanic *hundaz ‘dog’

Proto-West Germanic *hund ‘dog’

Old English hund

Middle English hound ‘a hunting or sporting dog’

English hound

Today it means

noun —

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

Etymograph / grayhound