English grizzle

← English grizzly (link)

← English grizzler (link)

← Middle English grisel (inherited)

← Middle English gryselle (mention)

← Old French grisel (derived)

← Old French gris (mention)

← Proto-Germanic *grīsaz (derived)

→ English grizzly (suffix)

→ English grizzler (affix)

→ French gris (link)

→ Italian grigio (link)