Etymology

greyware

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Today it means: A style of ancient grey pottery painted with geometric patterns. Full definition →

Middle English ware ← Old English waru ← Proto-West Germanic *waru
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greyware · noun1

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰreh₁-der.?
  2. Proto-Germanic*grēwaz
  3. Proto-West Germanic*grāg
  4. Old English[Term?]
  5. Old Englishgrēġ
  6. Middle Englishgrey
  7. Englishgrey
  8. Proto-Germanic*warō
  9. Proto-West Germanic*waru
  10. Old Englishwaru
  11. Middle Englishware
  12. English todaygreyware

From grey + -ware (“substance”).

greyware · noun2

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰreh₁-der.?
  2. Proto-Germanic*grēwaz
  3. Proto-West Germanic*grāg
  4. Old English[Term?]
  5. Old Englishgrēġ
  6. Middle Englishgrey
  7. Englishgrey
  8. Proto-Indo-European*sem-
  9. Proto-Germanic*samþuz /*samftuz
  10. Proto-West Germanic*samft(ī)
  11. Old Englishsōfte
  12. Middle Englishsofte
  13. Englishsoft
  14. Proto-Germanic*warō
  15. Proto-West Germanic*waru
  16. Old Englishwaru
  17. Middle Englishware
  18. Englishsoftwarebf.
  19. English todaygreyware

From grey + -ware (“software”).

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