Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/grīs

This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed words and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *grīsaz.

Adjective

*grīs

grey

Inflection

a-stem
Singular	Masculine
Nominative	*grīs
Genitive	*grīsas
Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	*grīs	*grīsu	*grīs
Accusative	*grīsanā	*grīsā	*grīs
Genitive	*grīsas	*grīseʀā	*grīsas
Dative	*grīsumē	*grīseʀē	*grīsumē
Instrumental	*grīsu	*grīseʀu	*grīsu
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	*grīsē	*grīsō	*grīsu
Accusative	*grīsā	*grīsā	*grīsu
Genitive	*grīseʀō	*grīseʀō	*grīseʀō
Dative	grīsēm, grīsum	grīsēm, grīsum	grīsēm, grīsum
Instrumental	grīsēm, grīsum	grīsēm, grīsum	grīsēm, grīsum

Descendants

Old Frisian: grīs
- Saterland Frisian: gries
- West Frisian: griis
Old Saxon: grīs
- Middle Low German: grîs
  - German Low German: gries
    - → German: gries
  - Plautdietsch: jriess
Old Dutch: *grīs
- Middle Dutch: grise, grijs
  - Dutch: grijs
    - Afrikaans: grys
Old High German: grīs
- Middle High German: grīs
  - Central Franconian: greis, jries
  - German: greis
→ Vulgar Latin: *grīsus
- Old French: gris, grise
  - Middle French: gris
    - French: gris
  - Norman: gris
  - Walloon: gris, grise
  - → Middle English: gris, grys (“gray; gray fur”)
  - → Medieval Latin: grīseus
  - Old French: grisel
    - → Middle English: grisel, griselle, gresel (“gray; gray hair”)
      - English: grizzle
- Old Occitan: gris
  - Catalan: gris
  - Occitan: gris
  - → Galician: gris
  - → Italian: grigio
  - → Spanish: gris