Where does “Jauchegrube” come from?

Jauchegrube (German) comes from German Grube, from Middle High German gruobe, from Middle High German gruoba, from Proto-Germanic grōbō, from Proto-Germanic grabaną, from Proto-Indo-European gʰrābʰ- — to dig, scratch, scrape.

Jauchegrube (German): slurry pit

Definitions

  1. slurry pit

Ancestry of “Jauchegrube”, step by step

Jauchegrube traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Grube

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanGrubepit; mine
2Middle High Germangruobe—
3Middle High Germangruoba—
4Proto-Germanicgrōbōhole, ditch, pit
5Proto-Germanicgrabanąto dig; to engrave, scratch
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʰrābʰ-to dig, scratch, scrape

via German Jauche

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanJaucheliquid manure
2EnglishJucheThe state ideology of North Korea
3Proto-Slavicjuxabroth, soup
4Proto-Balto-Slavicjáušāˀ—
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanyuHs-to mix in; soup, broth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰrābʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic grabaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic grōbō →