Where does “gróf” come from?

gróf (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse gróf, from Proto-Germanic grōbō, from Proto-Germanic grabaną, from Proto-Indo-European gʰrābʰ- — to dig, scratch, scrape.

gróf (Icelandic): pit, hollow

Definitions

  1. pit, hollow

Ancestry of “gróf”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsegrófdepression, hollow
2Proto-Germanicgrōbōhole, ditch, pit
3Proto-Germanicgrabanąto dig; to engrave, scratch
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʰrābʰ-to dig, scratch, scrape
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰrābʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic grabaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic grōbō →