Where does “Grabenkrieg” come from?

Grabenkrieg (German) comes from German krieg, from Middle High German kriec, from Old High German krig, from Proto-West Germanic krīg, from Proto-Germanic krīganą, from Proto-Indo-European gʷrihg(ʰ)-o-, from Proto-Indo-European gʷréh₂us, from Proto-Indo-European -us — Forms adjectives from Caland system roots.

Grabenkrieg (German): trench warfare

Definitions

  1. trench warfare

Ancestry of “Grabenkrieg”, step by step

Grabenkrieg traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German krieg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germankriegsingular imperative of kriegen
2Middle High Germankriecexertion; enmity; opposition
3Old High Germankrigstubbornness; defiance
4Proto-West Germanickrīgstrife; struggle; fight
5Proto-Germanickrīganą—
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷrihg(ʰ)-o-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʷréh₂usheavy
8Proto-Indo-European-usForms adjectives from Caland system roots

via German graben

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germangrabento dig; to burrow
2Middle High Germangrabento dig
3Old High Germangraban—
4Proto-West Germanicgrabanto dig; to engrave
5Proto-Germanicgrabanąto dig; to engrave, scratch
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʰrābʰ-to dig, scratch, scrape
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -us →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷréh₂us →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷrihg(ʰ)-o- →