Where does “rævegrav” come from?

rævegrav (Danish) comes from Danish ræv, from Old Danish ræf, from Old Norse refr, from Proto-Norse *rebaʀ — fox.

rævegrav (Danish): a foxhole; burrow where a fox might reside

Definitions

  1. a foxhole; burrow where a fox might reside

Ancestry of “rævegrav”, step by step

rævegrav traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish ræv

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishrævfox
2Old Danishræf—
3Old Norserefra fox
4Proto-Norse*rebaʀfox

via Danish grav

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishgravgrave, tomb; pit, ditch, trench; imperative of...
2Old Norsegrǫfpit, pothole, grave
3Proto-Germanicgrabągrave
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʰrābʰ-to dig, scratch, scrape
Every word from Proto-Norse *rebaʀ →Every word from Old Norse refr →Every word from Old Danish ræf →