Where does “steengroeve” come from?

steengroeve (Dutch) comes from Dutch groeve, from Middle Dutch groeve, from Old Dutch gruova, from Proto-West Germanic *grōbu, from Proto-Germanic grōbō, from Proto-Germanic grabaną, from Proto-Indo-European gʰrābʰ- — to dig, scratch, scrape.

steengroeve (Dutch): stone quarry

Definitions

  1. stone quarry

Ancestry of “steengroeve”, step by step

steengroeve traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch groeve

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchgroeveopen grave; quarry, pit
2Middle Dutchgroeve—
3Old Dutchgruovahole, ditch, pit
4Proto-West Germanic*grōbu—
5Proto-Germanicgrōbōhole, ditch, pit
6Proto-Germanicgrabanąto dig; to engrave, scratch
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʰrābʰ-to dig, scratch, scrape

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 gʰrābʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic grabaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic grōbō →