Where does “gravat” come from?

gravat (Romanian) comes from Romanian grava, from French graver, from Frankish graban, from Proto-Germanic grabaną, from Proto-Indo-European gʰrābʰ- — to dig, scratch, scrape.

gravat (Romanian): engraved; past participle of grava

Definitions

  1. engraved; past participle of grava

Ancestry of “gravat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniangravato 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 →