Where does “muddergrøft” come from?

muddergrøft (Danish) comes from Danish grøft, from Old Danish gryft, from Old Norse grǫftr, from Proto-Germanic graftuz, from Proto-Germanic grabaną, from Proto-Indo-European gʰrābʰ- — to dig, scratch, scrape.

muddergrøft (Danish): muddy ditch

Definitions

  1. muddy ditch

Ancestry of “muddergrøft”, step by step

muddergrøft traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish grøft

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishgrøftditch, trench
2Old Danishgryft—
3Old Norsegrǫftran act of digging; burial, interment; tomb
4Proto-Germanicgraftuzdigging, carving
5Proto-Germanicgrabanąto dig; to engrave, scratch
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʰrābʰ-to dig, scratch, scrape

via Danish mudder

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishmuddermud, mire
2Low Germanmodder—
3Middle Low Germanmoddersilt; mud
4Proto-Germanicmuþrazsediment
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanmúHtromexcrement, urine; filth, sediment
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰrābʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic grabaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic graftuz →
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