Where does “gravere” come from?
gravere (Middle English) comes 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.
gravere (Middle English): engraver, carver
Definitions
- engraver, carver
Ancestry of “gravere”, step by step
gravere traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle English graven
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | graven | To dig or excavate |
| 2 | Old English | grafan | to dig, dig up; to grave; engrave, chisel, carve |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | graban | to dig; to engrave |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | grabaną | to dig; to engrave, scratch |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰrābʰ- | to dig, scratch, scrape |
via Old English græfere
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | græfere | — |