Where does “grøv” come from?
grøv (Faroese) comes from Old Norse grǫf, from Proto-Germanic grabą, from Proto-Indo-European gʰrābʰ- — to dig, scratch, scrape.
grøv (Faroese): grave, tomb
Ancestry of “grøv”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | grǫf | pit, pothole, grave |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | grabą | grave |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰrābʰ- | to dig, scratch, scrape |