Where does “grafschennis” come from?
grafschennis (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.
grafschennis (Dutch): desecration
Definitions
- desecration
Ancestry of “grafschennis”, step by step
grafschennis 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 schennis
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | schennis | An active or passive case of hurting, damaging;... |
| 2 | Dutch | -nis | -ness |
| 3 | Old Dutch | -nissi | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | -nassī | Used to form abstract nouns, usually from... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -inassuz | -ness |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | -ī | -ness, -th |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | -į̄ | -th |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -íh₂ | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ | Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups... |