Etymology Explorer β€Ί Gothic

Where does β€œπŒ²π‚πŒ°πŒ±πŒ°β€ come from?

πŒ²π‚πŒ°πŒ±πŒ° (Gothic) comes from Proto-Germanic grabanΔ…, from Proto-Indo-European gΚ°rābΚ°- β€” to dig, scratch, scrape.

πŒ²π‚πŒ°πŒ±πŒ° (Gothic): ditch, trench

Definitions

  1. ditch, trench

Ancestry of β€œπŒ²π‚πŒ°πŒ±πŒ°β€, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-GermanicgrabanΔ…to dig; to engrave, scratch
2Proto-Indo-Europeangʰrābʰ-to dig, scratch, scrape

Words derived from β€œπŒ²π‚πŒ°πŒ±πŒ°β€

  • graba
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gΚ°rābΚ°- β†’