Where does “kruuva” come from?

kruuva (Finnish) comes from Swedish gruva, from German Grube, from Middle High German gruobe, from Middle High German gruoba, from Proto-Germanic grōbō, from Proto-Germanic grabaną, from Proto-Indo-European gʰrābʰ- — to dig, scratch, scrape.

kruuva (Finnish): mine, quarry

Definitions

  1. mine, quarry

Ancestry of “kruuva”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishgruvamine; to be deeply worried
2GermanGrubepit; mine
3Middle High Germangruobe—
4Middle High Germangruoba—
5Proto-Germanicgrōbōhole, ditch, pit
6Proto-Germanicgrabanąto dig; to engrave, scratch
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʰrābʰ-to dig, scratch, scrape
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰrābʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic grabaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic grōbō →