Where does “gravieren” come from?
gravieren (German) comes from Middle Dutch graveren, from Old French graver, from Frankish graban, from Proto-Germanic grabaną, from Proto-Indo-European gʰrābʰ- — to dig, scratch, scrape.
gravieren (German): to engrave
Definitions
- to engrave
Ancestry of “gravieren”, step by step
gravieren traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle Dutch graveren
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | graveren | — |
| 2 | Old French | graver | — |
| 3 | Frankish | graban | to dig, engrave; to dig; to engrave |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | grabaną | to dig; to engrave, scratch |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰrābʰ- | to dig, scratch, scrape |
via Latin gravāre
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | gravāre | — |
| 2 | Latin | gravis | heavy; troublesome, hard; grave, serious |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷréh₂us | heavy |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -us | Forms adjectives from Caland system roots |
via French graver
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | graver | to engrave; to carve; to burn |