Where does “Grab” come from?
Grab (German) comes from Middle High German grap, from Old High German grap, from Proto-Germanic grabą, from Proto-Indo-European gʰrābʰ- — to dig, scratch, scrape.
Grab (German): grave; tomb
Ancestry of “Grab”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | grap | grave |
| 2 | Old High German | grap | grave; tomb |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | grabą | grave |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰrābʰ- | to dig, scratch, scrape |
Words derived from “Grab”