English

graystone

From gray + stone.

A compound of gray + stone

Proto-Germanic *grēwaz ‘grey’

Proto-West Germanic *grāg

Old English grǣġ ‘grey’

Middle English gray

English gray

Proto-Indo-European *steyh₂- ‘to stiffen’

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Proto-Germanic *stainaz

Proto-West Germanic *stain

Old English stān

Middle English ston ‘a stone’

English stone

Today it means

noun A type of gray volcanic rock, typically containing feldspar and iron.

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

Etymograph / graystone