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Where does “grabō” come from?

grabō (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European gʰrebʰ- — to grab; gather up; rake; to seize, grab; to...

grabō (Proto-Germanic): grave, trench, ditch

Definitions

  1. grave, trench, ditch

Ancestry of “grabō”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeangʰrebʰ-to grab; gather up; rake; to seize, grab; to...

Words derived from “grabō”

  • grave
  • gravely
  • grove
  • groves
  • engraving
  • graveyard
  • graver
  • gravest
  • engraver
  • gravestone
  • engraven
  • engrave
  • graveside
  • gravesite
  • gravedigger
  • Groveland
  • graveclothes
  • photoengraving
  • graveness
  • gravelike
  • gravedigging
  • gravemound
  • graveward
  • graveless
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