Where does “zeemansgraf” come from?

zeemansgraf (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.

zeemansgraf (Dutch): A burial at sea

Definitions

  1. A burial at sea

Ancestry of “zeemansgraf”, step by step

zeemansgraf 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 zeeman

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchzeemanA seaman, a male sailor
2Middle Dutchseeman—
3Old Englishsǣmannseaman
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰreh₁w- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰroh₁weh₂ →Every word from Proto-Celtic grāwā →