Where does “gravlegge” come from?

gravlegge (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål grav, from Old Norse grǫf, from Proto-Germanic grabą, from Proto-Indo-European gʰrābʰ- — to dig, scratch, scrape.

gravlegge (Norwegian Bokmål): to bury or inter; to bury

Definitions

  1. to bury or inter; to bury

Ancestry of “gravlegge”, step by step

gravlegge traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål grav

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålgrava grave; imperative of grave
2Old Norsegrǫfpit, pothole, grave
3Proto-Germanicgrabągrave
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʰrābʰ-to dig, scratch, scrape

via Norwegian Bokmål legge

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålleggeto lay, put, place
2Old Norseleggjato lay, place, put; to make, build
3Proto-Germaniclagjanąto lay, to place in a resting position
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlegʰ-to lie
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰrābʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic grabą →Every word from Old Norse grǫf →