Where does “grave” come from?
grave (French) comes from Middle French grave, from Old French gravé, from Medieval Latin grava, from Gaulish grawa, from Proto-Celtic grāwā, from Proto-Indo-European gʰroh₁weh₂, from Proto-Indo-European gʰreh₁w- — to grind.
grave (French): past participle of graver; burned
Definitions
- past participle of graver; burned
Ancestry of “grave”, step by step