Where does “grave” come from?
grave (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from French gravé, from Middle French grave, 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.
grave (Norwegian Bokmål): to dig
Ancestry of “grave”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | gravé | past participle of graver; burned |
| 2 | Middle French | grave | gravel |
| 3 | Old French | gravé | — |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | grava | — |
| 5 | Gaulish | grawa | — |
| 6 | Proto-Celtic | grāwā | gravel, pebbles |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰroh₁weh₂ | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰreh₁w- | to grind |
Words derived from “grave”