Where does “grev” come from?
grev (Norman) comes from Vulgar Latin grava, from Gaulish grawa, from Proto-Celtic grāwā, from Proto-Indo-European gʰroh₁weh₂, from Proto-Indo-European gʰreh₁w- — to grind.
grev (Norman): beach
Ancestry of “grev”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Vulgar Latin | grava | second-person singular present active imperative... |
| 2 | Gaulish | grawa | — |
| 3 | Proto-Celtic | grāwā | gravel, pebbles |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰroh₁weh₂ | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰreh₁w- | to grind |