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Where does “grave” come from?

grave (Danish) comes from Italian grave, from Latin gravis, from Proto-Indo-European gʷréh₂us, from Proto-Indo-European -us — Forms adjectives from Caland system roots.

grave (Danish): grave; "accent grave" – accent grave, grave...

Definitions

  1. grave; "accent grave" – accent grave, grave...

Ancestry of “grave”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiangravegrave, serious; heavy; solemn
2Latingravisheavy; troublesome, hard; grave, serious
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷréh₂usheavy
4Proto-Indo-European-usForms adjectives from Caland system roots
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