Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/grāu

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 *grēwaz.

Adjective

*grāu

  1. grey
    Synonym: *grīs

Inflection

wa-stem
Singular Masculine
Nominative *grāu
Genitive *grāwas
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *grāu *grāu *grāu
Accusative *grāwanā *grāwā *grāu
Genitive *grāwas *grāweʀā *grāwas
Dative *grāumē *grāweʀē *grāumē
Instrumental *grāu *grāweʀu *grāu
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *grāwē *grāwō *grāu
Accusative *grāwā *grāwā *grāu
Genitive *grāweʀō *grāweʀō *grāweʀō
Dative *grāwēm, *grāum *grāwēm, *grāum *grāwēm, *grāum
Instrumental *grāwēm, *grāum *grāwēm, *grāum *grāwēm, *grāum

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Old English: grǣġ, grēi, grēġ — Anglian
    • Middle English: grey
      • English: gray, grey
      • Scots: gray
      • Yola: gry
  • Old Frisian: grē
    • North Frisian:
      Föhr, Wiedingharde: grä
      Hallig: grai
      Mooring: gra
  • Old Saxon: grāo
  • Old Dutch: grāo
  • Old High German: grāo
    • Middle High German: grā
      • Alemannic German: graaw
      • Bavarian: grau
        Gottscheerish: grūb
      • Central Franconian:
        Hunsrik: grau
        Luxembourgish: gro
      • East Central German:
        Vilamovian: graoj
      • East Franconian:
      • German: grau
      • Rhine Franconian:
        Frankfurterisch: IPA [kʀoː], (newer, from about 1925) [kʀau]
        Pennsylvania German: gro
      • Yiddish: גראָ (gro), גרוי (groy)

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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