Where does “grábháil” come from?
grábháil (Irish) comes from Middle Irish grábáilid, from Middle English graven, from Old English grafan, from Proto-West Germanic graban, from Proto-Germanic grabaną, from Proto-Indo-European gʰrābʰ- — to dig, scratch, scrape.
grábháil (Irish): engrave; grave; verbal noun of grábháil
Definitions
- engrave; grave; verbal noun of grábháil
Ancestry of “grábháil”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Irish | grábáilid | engraves |
| 2 | Middle English | graven | To dig or excavate |
| 3 | Old English | grafan | to dig, dig up; to grave; engrave, chisel, carve |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | graban | to dig; to engrave |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | grabaną | to dig; to engrave, scratch |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰrābʰ- | to dig, scratch, scrape |