Where does “gravey” come from?

gravey (Middle English) comes from Old French gravé, from Medieval Latin grava, from Gaulish grawa, from Proto-Celtic grāwā, from Proto-Indo-European gʰroh₁weh₂, from Proto-Indo-European gʰreh₁w- — to grind.

gravey (Middle English): gravy; a sauce for poultry and fish

Definitions

  1. gravy; a sauce for poultry and fish

Ancestry of “gravey”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchgravégravel
2Medieval Latingrava—
3Gaulishgrawa—
4Proto-Celticgrāwāgravel, pebbles
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʰroh₁weh₂—
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʰreh₁w-to grind

Words derived from “gravey”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰreh₁w- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰroh₁weh₂ →Every word from Proto-Celtic grāwā →