Where does “gullgraver” come from?
gullgraver (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål graver, 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 — to grind.
gullgraver (Norwegian Bokmål): a gold miner, gold digger
Definitions
- a gold miner, gold digger
Ancestry of “gullgraver”, step by step
gullgraver traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål graver
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | graver | a digger, gravedigger; indefinite plural of grav;... |
| 2 | Norwegian Bokmål | grave | to dig |
| 3 | French | gravé | past participle of graver; burned |
| 4 | Middle French | grave | gravel |
| 5 | Old French | gravé | gravel |
| 6 | Medieval Latin | grava | — |
| 7 | Gaulish | grawa | — |
| 8 | Proto-Celtic | grāwā | gravel, pebbles |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰroh₁weh₂ | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰreh₁w- | to grind |