Where does “grǫf” come from?
grǫf (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic grabą, from Proto-Indo-European gʰrābʰ- — to dig, scratch, scrape.
grǫf (Old Norse): pit, pothole, grave
Ancestry of “grǫf”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | grabą | grave |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰrābʰ- | to dig, scratch, scrape |
Words derived from “grǫf”