Where does “kruuva” come from?
kruuva (Meänkieli) comes from Swedish gruva, from German Grube, from Middle High German gruobe, from Middle High German gruoba, from Proto-Germanic grōbō, from Proto-Germanic grabaną, from Proto-Indo-European gʰrābʰ- — to dig, scratch, scrape.
kruuva (Meänkieli): mine, quarry
Ancestry of “kruuva”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Swedish | gruva | mine; to be deeply worried |
| 2 | German | Grube | pit; mine |
| 3 | Middle High German | gruobe | — |
| 4 | Middle High German | gruoba | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | grōbō | hole, ditch, pit |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | grabaną | to dig; to engrave, scratch |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰrābʰ- | to dig, scratch, scrape |