Where does “grȯ́u̯b” come from?

grȯ́u̯b (Slovincian) comes from Proto-Slavic grobъ, from Proto-Slavic greti, from Proto-Slavic grebtì, from Proto-Balto-Slavic grebtei, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰrebh₂- — to seize, grab.

grȯ́u̯b (Slovincian): grave

Definitions

  1. grave

Ancestry of “grȯ́u̯b”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicgrobъgrave
2Proto-Slavicgretito dig, to scrape; to rake
3Proto-Slavicgrebtì—
4Proto-Balto-Slavicgrebtei—
5Proto-Indo-European*gʰrebh₂-to seize, grab
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *gʰrebh₂- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic grebtei →Every word from Proto-Slavic grebtì →
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