Where does “grafsteen” come from?

grafsteen (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.

grafsteen (Dutch): gravestone

Definitions

  1. gravestone

Ancestry of “grafsteen”, step by step

grafsteen 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 steen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchsteenstone
2Middle Dutchstêenstone
3Old Dutchstēnstone
4Proto-West Germanicstainstone
5Proto-Germanicstainazstone
6Proto-Indo-Europeansteyh₂-to stiffen
7Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰreh₁w- →