Where does “Grebel” come from?

Grebel (Alemannic German) comes from Old High German grebil, from Old High German graban, from Proto-West Germanic graban, from Proto-Germanic grabaną, from Proto-Indo-European gʰrābʰ- — to dig, scratch, scrape.

Grebel (Alemannic German): a hoe, especially one for digging up crystals

Definitions

  1. a hoe, especially one for digging up crystals

Ancestry of “Grebel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germangrebil—
2Old High Germangraban—
3Proto-West Germanicgrabanto dig; to engrave
4Proto-Germanicgrabanąto dig; to engrave, scratch
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʰrābʰ-to dig, scratch, scrape
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰrābʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic grabaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic graban →