Where does “Hügelgrab” come from?

Hügelgrab (German) comes from German grab, from Middle High German grap, from Old High German grap, from Proto-Germanic grabą, from Proto-Indo-European gʰrābʰ- — to dig, scratch, scrape.

Hügelgrab (German): tumulus, burial mound, grave mound

Definitions

  1. tumulus, burial mound, grave mound

Ancestry of “Hügelgrab”, step by step

Hügelgrab traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German grab

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germangrabgrave
2Middle High Germangrapgrave
3Old High Germangrapgrave; tomb
4Proto-Germanicgrabągrave
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʰrābʰ-to dig, scratch, scrape

via German Hügel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanHügelhill
2Proto-Germanichaugazheight; hill
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱewk-flare up, glow; white; to glow, burn, lighten
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰrābʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic grabą →Every word from Old High German grap →