Where does “grăpătoare” come from?

grăpătoare (Romanian) comes from Romanian grapă, from Albanian grep, from Proto-Indo-European grep-, from Proto-Indo-European gremb-, from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

grăpătoare (Romanian): cemetery

Definitions

  1. cemetery

Ancestry of “grăpătoare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniangrapăharrow
2Albaniangrephook, fishhook
3Proto-Indo-Europeangrep-hook; a hook, force
4Proto-Indo-Europeangremb-crooked, uneven
5Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ger- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gremb- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European grep- →