Etymology Explorer β€Ί Gothic

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

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

πŒ²π‚π‰πŒ±πŒ° (Gothic): foxhole

Definitions

  1. foxhole

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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicgrōbōhole, ditch, pit
2Proto-GermanicgrabanΔ…to dig; to engrave, scratch
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʰrābʰ-to dig, scratch, scrape
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gΚ°rābΚ°- β†’