Etymology Explorer › Middle English

Where does “grauel” come from?

grauel (Middle English) comes from Old French gravele, from Old French ele, from Latin āla, from Latin axla, from Latin axis, from Proto-Italic aksis, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱs-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.

Ancestry of “grauel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchgravelegravel; calculus
2Old Frencheleshe; wing
3Latināla—
4Latinaxla—
5LatinaxisAn axletree of wagon, car, chariot; The North...
6Proto-Italicaksis—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱs-axis, axle
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive

Words derived from “grauel”

  • gravel
  • gravelly
  • gravelling
  • graveling
  • gravellike
  • gravelometer
  • regravel
  • gravelliness
  • gravel
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