Where does “grap” come from?
grap (Middle High German) comes from Old High German grap, from Proto-Germanic grabą, from Proto-Indo-European gʰrābʰ- — to dig, scratch, scrape.
grap (Middle High German): grave
Ancestry of “grap”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old High German | grap | grave; tomb |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | grabą | grave |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰrābʰ- | to dig, scratch, scrape |
Words derived from “grap”