Where does “geebi” come from?
geebi (Aukan) comes from Sranan Tongo grebi, from English grave, from French gravier, from Old French gravé, from Medieval Latin grava, from Gaulish grawa, from Proto-Celtic grāwā, from Proto-Indo-European gʰroh₁weh₂ — to grind.
geebi (Aukan): grave
Definitions
- grave
Ancestry of “geebi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sranan Tongo | grebi | grave |
| 2 | English | grave | An excavation in the earth as a place of burial;... |
| 3 | French | gravier | gravel; crushed rocks between 5 and 40 mm in... |
| 4 | Old French | gravé | gravel |
| 5 | Medieval Latin | grava | — |
| 6 | Gaulish | grawa | — |
| 7 | Proto-Celtic | grāwā | gravel, pebbles |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰroh₁weh₂ | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰreh₁w- | to grind |