Where does “skurðgröftur” come from?
skurðgröftur (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic gröftur, from Old Norse grǫftr, from Proto-Germanic graftuz, from Proto-Germanic grabaną, from Proto-Indo-European gʰrābʰ- — to dig, scratch, scrape.
skurðgröftur (Icelandic): ditchdigging
Definitions
- ditchdigging
Ancestry of “skurðgröftur”, step by step
skurðgröftur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Icelandic gröftur
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | gröftur | the act of digging; the act of engraving; pus |
| 2 | Old Norse | grǫftr | an act of digging; burial, interment; tomb |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | graftuz | digging, carving |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | grabaną | to dig; to engrave, scratch |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰrābʰ- | to dig, scratch, scrape |
via Icelandic skurður
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | skurður | the act of cutting something; cut, wound;... |
| 2 | Old Norse | skurðr | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | skurdiz | cutting, shearing |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kr̥(H)tís | — |