Where does “vollgrav” come from?

vollgrav (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål voll, from Middle Low German wal, from Proto-Germanic wallaz, from Latin vallum, from Proto-Indo-European wēl- — to see, perceive.

vollgrav (Norwegian Bokmål): a moat

Definitions

  1. a moat

Ancestry of “vollgrav”, step by step

vollgrav traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål voll

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålvollmeadow; rampart, wall
2Middle Low Germanwal—
3Proto-Germanicwallazwell, spring; wall, rampart, entrenchment
4Latinvallumwall, rampart, entrenchment
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwēl-to see, perceive

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 wēl- →Every word from Latin vallum →Every word from Proto-Germanic wallaz →