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Where does “gruoba” come from?

gruoba (Middle High German) comes from Proto-Germanic grōbō, from Proto-Germanic grabaną, from Proto-Indo-European gʰrābʰ- — to dig, scratch, scrape.

Ancestry of “gruoba”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicgrōbōhole, ditch, pit
2Proto-Germanicgrabanąto dig; to engrave, scratch
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʰrābʰ-to dig, scratch, scrape

Words derived from “gruoba”

  • Grube
  • Eisenerzgrube
  • Wolfesgrube
  • Wolfsgrube
  • Grubenhaus
  • Grubenunglück
  • kruuva
  • gruvarbetare
  • silvergruva
  • gruvstolpe
  • gruva
  • grube
  • faldgrube
  • gruobe
  • Grouf
  • kruuva
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