English
grimalkin
From grey + malkin; literally "grey-haired cat" or "grey-haired woman".
Proto-Germanic *grēwaz ‘grey’
Proto-West Germanic *grāu ‘grey’
Old English grēġ ‘grey’
Middle English grey ‘grey’
English grey
The story
From grey + malkin; literally "grey-haired cat" or "grey-haired woman".
Today it means
noun A cat, especially an elderly female.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / grimalkin