Where does “'s Gravenmoer” come from?

's Gravenmoer (Dutch) comes from Dutch Graaf, from French gravé, from Middle French grave, from Old French gravé, from Medieval Latin grava, from Gaulish grawa, from Proto-Celtic grāwā, from Proto-Indo-European gʰroh₁weh₂ — to grind.

Ancestry of “'s Gravenmoer”, step by step

's Gravenmoer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch Graaf

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchGraafAlternative letter-case form of graaf
2Frenchgravépast participle of graver; burned
3Middle Frenchgravegravel
4Old Frenchgravégravel
5Medieval Latingrava
6Gaulishgrawa
7Proto-Celticgrāwāgravel, pebbles
8Proto-Indo-Europeangʰroh₁weh₂
9Proto-Indo-Europeangʰreh₁w-to grind

via Dutch moer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchmoermother; a queen bee; a female hare
2Dutchmoedermother, female parent; womb
3Dutchbordplate, dish; sign; board
4Middle Dutchbort
5Old Dutchbortboard, plank
6Proto-West Germanicbordboard, plank
7Proto-Germanicburdąboard, plank; table
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰers-top, tip, point
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰreh₁w-