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
Ancestry of “Gruft”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old High German | gruft | — |
| 2 | Old High German | kruft | — |
| 3 | Latin | crypta | underground passage, tunnel; crypt; underground... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | κρυπτός | concealed, hidden, secret |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | κρύπτω | to hide, cover; to conceal, obscure |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | krāu- | — |
Words derived from “Gruft”