Where does “Grabstichel” come from?

Grabstichel (German) comes from German graben, from Middle High German graben, from Old High German graban, from Proto-West Germanic graban, from Proto-Germanic grabaną, from Proto-Indo-European gʰrābʰ- — to dig, scratch, scrape.

Grabstichel (German): burin, gouge

Definitions

  1. burin, gouge

Ancestry of “Grabstichel”, step by step

Grabstichel traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

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

via Latin caelum

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincaelumheaven; sky; atmosphere, climate, weather
2Proto-Italickailomsky
3Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂i-lomwhole
4Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂i-—

via German Stichel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanStichelburin prehistoric chisel
2Middle High Germanstichel—
3Old High Germanstihhil—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰrābʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic grabaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic graban →