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Where does “grob” come from?

grob (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic grǫbъ, from Proto-Slavic grěti, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰer-, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰe-gʷʰór-e ~ gʷʰe-gʷʰr-ḗr.

grob (Serbo-Croatian): grave

Definitions

  1. grave

Ancestry of “grob”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicgrǫbъcoarse, rude
2Proto-Slavicgrětito warm, to heat; to shine
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰer-warm, hot
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰe-gʷʰór-e ~ gʷʰe-gʷʰr-ḗr—

Words derived from “grob”

  • groblje
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰe-gʷʰór-e ~ gʷʰe-gʷʰr-ḗr →