Where does “gravir” come from?
gravir (French) comes from Dutch gravure, from French gravure, from French graver, from Frankish graban, from Proto-Germanic grabaną, from Proto-Indo-European gʰrābʰ- — to dig, scratch, scrape.
gravir (French): to climb up
Definitions
- to climb up
Ancestry of “gravir”, step by step
gravir traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch gravure
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | gravure | engraving |
| 2 | French | gravure | engraving; burning; A printing method using as... |
| 3 | French | graver | to engrave; to carve; to burn |
| 4 | Frankish | graban | to dig, engrave; to dig; to engrave |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | grabaną | to dig; to engrave, scratch |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰrābʰ- | to dig, scratch, scrape |
via Frankish krawjan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Frankish | krawjan | — |