Etymology

grayhound

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Old English grīġhund
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The story

  1. Old English · inherited fromgrīġhund
  2. English todaygrayhound

From Old English grīġhund. By surface analysis, gray + hound, in the mistaken belief that greyhound derives from grey, the color.

Words from the same roots

Old Englishgrīġhund all →

greyhound

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