Where does “graben” come from?
Graben comes from German Graben, from Old High German grabo, from Proto-Germanic grabaną, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European gʰrebʰ-, a root meaning to dig or scrape.
graben (English): An elongated block of the Earth's crust, bounded...
Definitions
- An elongated block of the Earth's crust, bounded...
Ancestry of “graben”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | graben | to dig; to burrow |
| 2 | Middle High German | graben | — |
| 3 | Old High German | graban | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | graban | to dig; to engrave |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | grabaną | to dig; to engrave, scratch |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰrābʰ- | to dig, scratch, scrape |