Where does “kullgruve” come from?

kullgruve (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål gruve, from Danish grube, from German Grube, from Middle High German gruobe, from Middle High German gruoba, from Proto-Germanic grōbō, from Proto-Germanic grabaną, from Proto-Indo-European gʰrābʰ- — to dig, scratch, scrape.

kullgruve (Norwegian Bokmål): a coal mine

Definitions

  1. a coal mine

Ancestry of “kullgruve”, step by step

kullgruve traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål gruve

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålgruvea mine
2Danishgrubepit; hollow; mine
3GermanGrubepit; mine
4Middle High Germangruobe—
5Middle High Germangruoba—
6Proto-Germanicgrōbōhole, ditch, pit
7Proto-Germanicgrabanąto dig; to engrave, scratch
8Proto-Indo-Europeangʰrābʰ-to dig, scratch, scrape

via Norwegian Bokmål kull

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålkullcoal; charcoal; a litter
2Old Norsekolcoal
3Proto-Germanickulącoal
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷol-—
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanǵwelH-to burn; to shine
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰrābʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic grabaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic grōbō →