English

greylist

From grey + list.

A compound of grey + list

Proto-Germanic *grēwaz ‘grey’

Proto-West Germanic *grāu ‘grey’

Old English grēġ ‘grey’

Middle English grey ‘grey’

English grey

Middle English lī̆st ‘band’

English list

Today it means

noun A list, resembling a blacklist, for less serious offences.

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Etymograph / greylist