Where does “gravering” come from?

gravering (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk gravere, from French graver, from Frankish graban, from Proto-Germanic grabaną, from Proto-Indo-European gʰrābʰ- — to dig, scratch, scrape.

gravering (Norwegian Nynorsk): (an) engraving

Definitions

  1. (an) engraving

Ancestry of “gravering”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskgravereto engrave
2Frenchgraverto engrave; to carve; to burn
3Frankishgrabanto dig, engrave; to dig; to engrave
4Proto-Germanicgrabanąto dig; to engrave, scratch
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʰrābʰ-to dig, scratch, scrape
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰrābʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic grabaną →Every word from Frankish graban →