Where does “orkestergrav” come from?

orkestergrav (Danish) comes from Danish grav, from Old Norse grǫf, from Proto-Germanic grabą, from Proto-Indo-European gʰrābʰ- — to dig, scratch, scrape.

orkestergrav (Danish): orchestra pit

Definitions

  1. orchestra pit

Ancestry of “orkestergrav”, step by step

orkestergrav traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish grav

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishgravgrave, tomb; pit, ditch, trench; imperative of...
2Old Norsegrǫfpit, pothole, grave
3Proto-Germanicgrabągrave
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʰrābʰ-to dig, scratch, scrape

via Danish orkester

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishorkesterorchestra
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰrābʰ-Every word from Proto-Germanic grabąEvery word from Old Norse grǫf