Where does “greve” come from?

greve (Spanish) comes from English gravy, from Middle English gravey, from Old French gravé, from Medieval Latin grava, from Gaulish grawa, from Proto-Celtic grāwā, from Proto-Indo-European gʰroh₁weh₂, from Proto-Indo-European gʰreh₁w- — to grind.

greve (Spanish): gravy

Definitions

  1. gravy

Ancestry of “greve”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishgravyA thick sauce made from the fat or juices that...
2Middle Englishgraveygravy; a sauce for poultry and fish
3Old Frenchgravégravel
4Medieval Latingrava—
5Gaulishgrawa—
6Proto-Celticgrāwāgravel, pebbles
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʰroh₁weh₂—
8Proto-Indo-Europeangʰreh₁w-to grind
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰreh₁w- →