Where does “gruewen” come from?
gruewen (Luxembourgish) comes from Middle High German graven, from Old High German gravan, from Proto-Germanic grabaną, from Proto-Indo-European gʰrābʰ- — to dig, scratch, scrape.
gruewen (Luxembourgish): to dig
Ancestry of “gruewen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle High German | graven | — |
| 2 | Old High German | gravan | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | grabaną | to dig; to engrave, scratch |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰrābʰ- | to dig, scratch, scrape |