Where does “gravhaug” come from?

gravhaug (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk grav, from Old Norse grǫf, from Proto-Germanic grabą, from Proto-Indo-European gʰrābʰ- — to dig, scratch, scrape.

gravhaug (Norwegian Nynorsk): a burial mound, tumulus

Definitions

  1. a burial mound, tumulus

Ancestry of “gravhaug”, step by step

gravhaug traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk grav

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskgrava grave
2Old Norsegrǫfpit, pothole, grave
3Proto-Germanicgrabągrave
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʰrābʰ-to dig, scratch, scrape

via Norwegian Nynorsk haug

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskhauga heap; a pile
2Old Norsehaugrhowe, mound; dung heap, midden; cairn;...
3Proto-Germanichaugazheight; hill
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱewk-flare up, glow; white; to glow, burn, lighten
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰrābʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic grabą →Every word from Old Norse grǫf →