Where does “gå i graven” come from?
gå i graven (Swedish) comes from Swedish i, from Swedish hop, from Old Norse hópr, from Middle Low German hōp, from Old Saxon hōp, from Proto-West Germanic haup, from Proto-Germanic haupaz, from Proto-Indo-European koupos — hill.
gå i graven (Swedish): to cease to exist (usually of something non-living)
Definitions
- to cease to exist (usually of something non-living)
Ancestry of “gå i graven”, step by step
gå i graven traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish i
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | i | used to signify that an action is done with... |
| 2 | Swedish | hop | heap, collection; a whole bunch |
| 3 | Old Norse | hópr | heap; group |
| 4 | Middle Low German | hōp | — |
| 5 | Old Saxon | hōp | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | haup | heap, pile |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | haupaz | a heap, pile; a crowd, throng |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | koupos | hill |
via Swedish gå
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | gå | go, walk, stroll; go, leave; go; to be given or... |
| 2 | Old Swedish | gā | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | gá | barking; attention; to heed |
| 4 | Old Norse | geyja | to bark |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *gawjaną | to bark |
via Swedish graven
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | graven |