Where does “gravsten” come from?
gravsten (Danish) comes from Swedish grav, from Swedish kapell, from Old Swedish cappell, from Medieval Latin cappella, from Latin cāppa, from Latin caput, from Proto-Italic kaput, from Proto-Indo-European káput — to seize, hold.
gravsten (Danish): gravestone, headstone, tombstone
Definitions
- gravestone, headstone, tombstone
Ancestry of “gravsten”, step by step
gravsten traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish grav
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | grav | severe, as in a mistake or a congenital disorder;... |
| 2 | Swedish | kapell | a chapel |
| 3 | Old Swedish | cappell | — |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | cappella | — |
| 5 | Latin | cāppa | cape, cloak |
| 6 | Latin | caput | head; headlike protuberance on an organ or body... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | kaput | head |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | káput | head |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kap- | to seize, hold |
via Danish Sten
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | Sten | stone |
| 2 | Swedish | Sten | a stone; a rock |
| 3 | Old Swedish | sten | stone |
| 4 | Old Norse | Steinn | a stone, boulder, rock |
| 5 | Proto-Norse | ᛊᛏᚨᛁᚾᚨᛉ | stone |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | stainaz | stone |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | steyh₂- | to stiffen |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | steh₂- | to stand |
via Danish grav
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | grav | grave, tomb; pit, ditch, trench; imperative of... |