Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/grīs

This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms 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

  1. 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
      • Plautdietsch: jriess
  • Old Dutch: *grīs
  • Old High German: grīs
  • Gallo-Romance:

See also

Colors in Proto-West Germanic · *farwō (layout · text)
     *blaik, *blank, *hwīt, *blas      *falu, *grāu, *hasu, *grīs, *hair      *blak, *swart
             *raud              *brūn, *erp, *dunn/dusn              *gelu
             *grōnī              *grōnī             
                          *blāu              *blāu
             *blāu              *purpurā             
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