Where does “grafheuvel” come from?

grafheuvel (Dutch) comes from Dutch graf, 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.

grafheuvel (Dutch): tumulus

Definitions

  1. tumulus

Ancestry of “grafheuvel”, step by step

grafheuvel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch graf

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchgrafgrave; very
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 heuvel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchheuvelhill
2Middle Dutchhoevel—
3Old Dutchhuvil—
4Proto-Germanichubilaz—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱewb-briar, thorn
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱew-skin, colour of the skin; to shine; bright; to...
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʷṓwscattle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰreh₁w- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰroh₁weh₂ →Every word from Proto-Celtic grāwā →