Where does “gravestone” come from?

gravestone (Middle English) comes from Middle English stone, 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,...

gravestone (Middle English): gravestone; stone grave

Definitions

  1. gravestone; stone grave

Ancestry of “gravestone”, step by step

gravestone traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle English stone

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishstoneA stone, boulder, or pebble; A solid mass...
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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weh₁y- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wh̥₁yús →Every word from Proto-Germanic wajjuz →