Where does “graft” come from?

graft (Dutch) comes from Dutch gracht, from Middle Dutch gracht, from Old Dutch graft, from Proto-Germanic graftuz, from Proto-Germanic grabaną, from Proto-Indo-European gʰrābʰ- — to dig, scratch, scrape.

graft (Dutch): Obsolete form of gracht

Definitions

  1. Obsolete form of gracht

Ancestry of “graft”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchgrachtcanal; ditch, trench; grave
2Middle Dutchgrachtgrave; ditch, canal, dug watercourse; groove
3Old Dutchgraft—
4Proto-Germanicgraftuzdigging, carving
5Proto-Germanicgrabanąto dig; to engrave, scratch
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʰrābʰ-to dig, scratch, scrape

Words derived from “graft”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰrābʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic grabaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic graftuz →
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