Where does “gravhaug” come from?

gravhaug (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål haug, from Norwegian Nynorsk haug, from Old Norse haugr, from Proto-Germanic haugaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱewk- — flare up, glow; white; to glow, burn, lighten.

gravhaug (Norwegian Bokmål): a burial mound, tumulus

Definitions

  1. a burial mound, tumulus

Ancestry of “gravhaug”, step by step

gravhaug traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål haug

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålhauga heap; a pile
2Norwegian Nynorskhauga heap; a pile
3Old Norsehaugrhowe, mound; dung heap, midden; cairn;...
4Proto-Germanichaugazheight; hill
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱewk-flare up, glow; white; to glow, burn, lighten

via Norwegian Bokmål grav

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålgrava grave; imperative of grave
2Old Norsegrǫfpit, pothole, grave
3Proto-Germanicgrabągrave
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʰrābʰ-to dig, scratch, scrape
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱewk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic haugaz →Every word from Old Norse haugr →