Etymograph

English

greybeard

From grey + beard; men of advanced age would be expected to have a grey beard.

A compound of grey + beard

Proto-Germanic *grēwaz ‘grey’

Proto-West Germanic *grāu ‘grey’

Old English grēġ ‘grey’

Middle English grey ‘grey’

English grey

Proto-Indo-European *bʰardʰéh₂

Proto-Germanic *bardaz

Proto-West Germanic *bard

Old English beard

Middle English berd

English beard

Today it means

noun An old man.

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

Etymograph / greybeard