Where does “graflucht” come from?
graflucht (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.
graflucht (Dutch): the unpleasant smell that arises from a grave; a sepulchral smell
Definitions
- the unpleasant smell that arises from a grave; a sepulchral smell
Ancestry of “graflucht”, step by step
graflucht traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch graf
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | graf | grave; very |
| 2 | French | gravé | past participle of graver; burned |
| 3 | Middle French | grave | gravel |
| 4 | Old French | gravé | gravel |
| 5 | Medieval Latin | grava | — |
| 6 | Gaulish | grawa | — |
| 7 | Proto-Celtic | grāwā | gravel, pebbles |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰroh₁weh₂ | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰreh₁w- | to grind |
via Dutch lucht
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | lucht | air; sky; odour, smell |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | lucht | air; sky; smell, odour |
| 3 | Old Dutch | luft | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | luftu | roof; air |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | luftuz | roof; roof of the earth, firmament; heavens, sky;... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | lewp- | peel, break off; to flake off, peel, damage; to... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | lew- | dirt, mud; to cut, remove, prune, separate; to... |