Where does “Gruft” come from?

Gruft (German) comes from Old High German gruft, from Old High German kruft, from Latin crypta, from Ancient Greek κρυπτός, from Ancient Greek κρύπτω, from Proto-Indo-European krāu-.

Gruft (German): burial vault, tomb

Definitions

  1. burial vault, tomb

Ancestry of “Gruft”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germangruft—
2Old High Germankruft—
3Latincryptaunderground passage, tunnel; crypt; underground...
4Ancient Greekκρυπτόςconcealed, hidden, secret
5Ancient Greekκρύπτωto hide, cover; to conceal, obscure
6Proto-Indo-Europeankrāu-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European krāu- →Every word from Ancient Greek κρύπτω →Every word from Ancient Greek κρυπτός →