Where does “grubehus” come from?

grubehus (Danish) comes from Danish grube, from German Grube, from Middle High German gruobe, from Middle High German gruoba, from Proto-Germanic grōbō, from Proto-Germanic grabaną, from Proto-Indo-European gʰrābʰ- — to dig, scratch, scrape.

grubehus (Danish): pit-house

Definitions

  1. pit-house

Ancestry of “grubehus”, step by step

grubehus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish grube

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishgrubepit; hollow; mine
2GermanGrubepit; mine
3Middle High Germangruobe—
4Middle High Germangruoba—
5Proto-Germanicgrōbōhole, ditch, pit
6Proto-Germanicgrabanąto dig; to engrave, scratch
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʰrābʰ-to dig, scratch, scrape

via Danish hus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishhushouse; building; block of flats, cottage
2Old Danishhushouse
3Old Norsehúshouse
4Proto-Germanichūsąhouse
5Proto-Indo-European(s)kewH-to cover, bedeck; cover
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰrābʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic grabaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic grōbō →