Where does “graver” come from?

graver (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål grave, 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 — to grind.

graver (Norwegian Bokmål): a digger, gravedigger; indefinite plural of grav;...

Definitions

  1. a digger, gravedigger; indefinite plural of grav;...

Ancestry of “graver”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålgraveto dig
2Frenchgravépast participle of graver; burned
3Middle Frenchgravegravel
4Old Frenchgravégravel
5Medieval Latingrava—
6Gaulishgrawa—
7Proto-Celticgrāwāgravel, pebbles
8Proto-Indo-Europeangʰroh₁weh₂—
9Proto-Indo-Europeangʰreh₁w-to grind

Words derived from “graver”

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