*greh₁-is-, from <span class="searchmatch">Proto</span>-Indo-European *gʰreh₁- (“to grow; to become green”). This is highly speculative, however. IPA(key): /ˈɣriː.sɑz/ *<span class="searchmatch">grīsaz</span> grey Synonym:...
From <span class="searchmatch">Proto</span>-<span class="searchmatch">Germanic</span> *<span class="searchmatch">grīsaz</span>. *grīs grey Old Frisian: grīs Saterland Frisian: gries West Frisian: griis Old Saxon: grīs Middle Low German: grîs German Low...
and <span class="searchmatch">Proto</span>-<span class="searchmatch">Germanic</span> *greujaną (“to dawn”) (whence Swedish gry (“to dawn”)). IPA(key): /ˈɣrɛː.wɑz/ *grēwaz grey Synonym: *<span class="searchmatch">grīsaz</span> <span class="searchmatch">Proto</span>-West <span class="searchmatch">Germanic</span>: *grāu...
From Pre-<span class="searchmatch">Germanic</span> *erppaz, earlier *h₁erbʰnós, from <span class="searchmatch">Proto</span>-Indo-European *h₁erbʰ- (“brown”). Cognate with Ancient Greek ὀρφνός (orphnós, “dark brown”) (<...
Uncertain. Perhaps from Pre-<span class="searchmatch">Germanic</span> *bʰlogos, from <span class="searchmatch">Proto</span>-Indo-European *bʰleg-. Compare <span class="searchmatch">Proto</span>-Indo-European *bʰleyǵ- (“to shine, burn, scorch”). Alternatively...
From Pre-<span class="searchmatch">Germanic</span> *bʰloyǵ-os, from <span class="searchmatch">Proto</span>-Indo-European *bʰleyǵ- (“to shine”). By synchronic analysis, an o-grade adjective formed from *blīkaną (“to gleam...
/ˈxɑi̯.rɑz/ *hairaz grey (figurative) aged; old; lofty; distinguished <span class="searchmatch">Proto</span>-West <span class="searchmatch">Germanic</span>: *hair Old English: hār Middle English: hor English: hoar Scots:...
From <span class="searchmatch">Proto</span>-Indo-European *ǵʰelh₃-. IPA(key): /ˈɣu.lɑz/ *gulaz (North <span class="searchmatch">Germanic</span>) yellow *gelwaz (West <span class="searchmatch">Germanic</span>) Old Norse: gulr Icelandic: gulur Faroese:...
grey *hasnaz <span class="searchmatch">Proto</span>-West <span class="searchmatch">Germanic</span>: *hasn Old English: hǣwen Old High German: hasan *hasô *Haswaz (“the river Hase”) <span class="searchmatch">Proto</span>-West <span class="searchmatch">Germanic</span>: *hasu, *haswī...
(“light-yellow”). IPA(key): /ˈɣel.wɑz/ *gelwaz (West <span class="searchmatch">Germanic</span>) yellow *gulaz (North <span class="searchmatch">Germanic</span>) <span class="searchmatch">Proto</span>-West <span class="searchmatch">Germanic</span>: *gelu Old English: ġeolu Middle English: ȝelwe...