Where does “graveling” come from?
graveling (English) comes from English gravelling, from English gravel, from Middle English gravel, from Old French gravele, from Old French ele, from Latin āla, from Latin axla, from Latin axis — to drive.
graveling (English): Alternative form of gravelling; present...
Definitions
- Alternative form of gravelling; present...
Ancestry of “graveling”, step by step
graveling traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English gravelling
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | gravelling | The parr or young salmon; present participle of... |
| 2 | English | gravel | Small fragments of rock, used for laying on the... |
| 3 | Middle English | gravel | — |
| 4 | Old French | gravele | gravel; calculus |
| 5 | Old French | ele | she; wing |
| 6 | Latin | āla | a wing appendage of an animal's body that enables it to fly |
| 7 | Latin | axla | — |
| 8 | Latin | axis | An axletree of wagon, car, chariot; The North... |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | aksis | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eḱs- | axis, axle |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eǵ- | to drive |
via English ing
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ing | A meadow, especially a low meadow near a river;... |
| 2 | Middle English | ing | — |
| 3 | Old English | ing | meadow, water meadow, ing |
| 4 | Old Norse | eng | meadow |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | angijō | A low lying meadow in a valley or near a river |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énkos | curve, bend |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |