Where does “gruft” come from?

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

gruft (German): a vault, tomb, masoned grave; any kind, but especially one that is underground

Definitions

  1. a vault, tomb, masoned grave; any kind, but especially one that is underground

Ancestry of “gruft”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germankruft—
2Latincryptaunderground passage, tunnel; crypt; underground...
3Ancient Greekκρυπτόςconcealed, hidden, secret
4Ancient Greekκρύπτωto hide, cover; to conceal, obscure
5Proto-Indo-Europeankrāu-—

Words derived from “gruft”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European krāu- →Every word from Ancient Greek κρύπτω →Every word from Ancient Greek κρυπτός →