English
grison
Grison comes from Old French gris ‘gray’, and goes back to Proto-Germanic *grīsaz ‘grey’.
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*grīsaz‘grey’reconstructed
- Frankishc. 250–700*grīsreconstructed
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400gris‘gray’
- Englishtodaygrison
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
Lineage
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*grīsaz‘grey’reconstructed
- Frankishc. 250–700*grīsreconstructed
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400gris‘gray’
- Englishtodaygrison
Every English word from Proto-Germanic *grīsaz
Today it means
noun A small, carnivorous South American mammal, of the genus Galictis, somewhat resembling a weasel.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Germanic *grīsaz / grison