Where does “grave” come from?
grave (Middle English) comes from Old English græf, from Proto-West Germanic *grab, from Proto-Germanic grabą, from Proto-Indo-European gʰrābʰ- — to dig, scratch, scrape.
grave (Middle English): grave, burial; tomb, mausoleum; Alternative form...
Definitions
- grave, burial; tomb, mausoleum; Alternative form...
Ancestry of “grave”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old English | græf | grave |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | *grab | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | grabą | grave |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰrābʰ- | to dig, scratch, scrape |
Words derived from “grave”