Where does “graftempel” come from?
graftempel (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.
graftempel (Dutch): burial temple
Definitions
- burial temple
Ancestry of “graftempel”, step by step
graftempel 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 tempel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | tempel | A temple, building destined as place of worship;... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | tempel | — |
| 3 | Latin | templum | an open space for augural observation; open,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | t(e)mp-lo-s | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | temp- | to extend, stretch, span; to stetch, string; to... |