Proto-Germanic
*grēwaz
‘grey’
Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Proto-Germanic *grēwaz.
4 English words in this record descend from Proto-Germanic *grēwaz, most familiar first.
- grey ← grēġ ← *grāg
- gray ← grǣġ ← *grāg
- grayling ← greylyng ← grey ← grēġ ← *grāu
- grauwacke ← grau ← grā ← grāo ← *grāu
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Etymograph / Proto-Germanic *grēwaz