Where does “gravlund” come from?
gravlund (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål grav, from Old Norse grǫf, from Proto-Germanic grabą, from Proto-Indo-European gʰrābʰ- — to dig, scratch, scrape.
gravlund (Norwegian Bokmål): a cemetery or graveyard
Ancestry of “gravlund”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | grav | a grave; imperative of grave |
| 2 | Old Norse | grǫf | pit, pothole, grave |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | grabą | grave |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰrābʰ- | to dig, scratch, scrape |