Where does “graveston” come from?

graveston (Middle English) comes from Middle English ston, from Old English stān, from Old Norse Veggr, from Proto-Germanic wajjuz, from Proto-Indo-European wh̥₁yús, from Proto-Indo-European weh₁y- — to twist, wind, weave, plait; to wrap, enclose,...

graveston (Middle English): Alternative form of gravestone

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of gravestone

Ancestry of “graveston”, step by step

graveston traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle English ston

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishstonAlternative form of stone
2Old Englishstānstone, rock
3Old NorseVeggrname of a dwarf
4Proto-Germanicwajjuzwall
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwh̥₁yús—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweh₁y-to twist, wind, weave, plait; to wrap, enclose,...

via Middle English grave

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishgravegrave, burial; tomb, mausoleum; Alternative form...
2Old Englishgræfgrave
3Proto-West Germanic*grab—
4Proto-Germanicgrabągrave
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʰrābʰ-to dig, scratch, scrape

Words derived from “graveston”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weh₁y- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wh̥₁yús →Every word from Proto-Germanic wajjuz →