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Proto-Germanic: *grḗwa-
Meaning: grey
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Old Norse: grā-r `grau; boshaft, feindlich'
Norwegian: grɔ
Swedish: grɔ
Danish: grɔ
Old English: grǟg, grǟw
English: grey, gray
Old Frisian: OWFris grē
Old Saxon: grā, grē-
Middle Dutch: grā, grau `grijs, grauw'
Dutch: grauw
Middle Low German: grā, grāwe
Old High German: grāo, gen. grāwes (9.Jh.)
Middle High German: grā (gen. -wes) 'grau, bes. altesgrau'
German: grau
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Indo-European etymology :

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Proto-IE: *g(')hrāw- / -ē-
Meaning: grey
Germanic: *grḗw-a- adj.
Latin: rāvus, -a `grau, graugelb'
Russ. meaning: серый
References: WP I 602 f (differently in Pok.)
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Pokorny's dictionary :

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Number: 657
Root: ĝher-3 und ĝherǝ-, ĝhrē-
English meaning: to shine, shimmer
German meaning: `strahlen, glänzen, schimmern'
Material: Aisl. grár (*ĝhrē-u̯o-s), ags. grǣg (*ĝhrē-u̯i̯o-s), engl. gray, afries. grē, as. grā, grē, ahd. grāo (Gen. grāwes) `grau';

    lit. žeriù, žerė́ti `im Glanze strahlen', žėruóti `glühen, funkeln', ablaut. žarijà f. `glühende Kohle', apr. sari f. `Glut';

    aksl. zьrjǫ, zьrěti `sehen, blicken', russ. zrětь, sloven. zrẹ́ti, čech. zřiti, poln. źrzeć ds., aksl. zorja `Schein, Glanz', zarja `Strahl', klruss. zórja `Stern, Gestirn, Morgenrote', russ. zaŕá `Röte am Himmel', skr. zòra `Morgenrot', čech. zoře `Morgenröte', záře `Schein, Glanz, Strahl', poln. zorza `Morgenröte'; aksl. pozorъ `θεωρία', russ. pozór `Anblick, Schande', nadzór `Aufsicht', čech. pozor `Aufmerksamkeit, Acht', názor `Anschauung, Ansicht'; hierher auch aksl. zrakъ `Anblick, Form, Art', russ. dial. zórok `Blick, Angesicht', skr. zrâk `Licht', čech. zrak `Sehen, Gesicht, Sehkraft', poln. wzrok `Sehkraft, Gesicht'; ablaut. aksl. zrьcalo n., skr. dial. zȑcalo, čech. zrcadlo `Spiegel';

    über lat. grāvastellus s. WH. I 620.

    Wurzelerweiterung ĝhrēi-:

    Air. grían f. `Sonne' (*ghrē̆inā);

    afries. as. ahd. mhd. grīs `grau', nhd. greis `grau, alt', wozu wohl auch aisl. grīss `Ferkel', aschwed. grīs ds., schwed. dän. gris `Ferkel, Schwein'.

    Wurzelerweiterung (*gherēu-) : ghrū-.

    In aisl. grȳiandi f. `Morgenröte', aschwed. gry `(vom Tage) grauen', dän. gry ds., gry n. `das Grauen'; hierher auch aisl. grey n. `Hündin, Feigling', greyhundr `Windhund', ags. grīeghund `Windhund'?

References: WP. I 602 f., Persson Beitr. 300 ff., Trautmann 366.
Pages: 441-442
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