Where does “gräva” come from?

gräva (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish grava, from Old Norse grafa, from Proto-Germanic grabaną, from Proto-Indo-European gʰrābʰ- — to dig, scratch, scrape.

gräva (Swedish): to dig, to excavate; to move earth out of the way

Definitions

  1. to dig, to excavate; to move earth out of the way

Ancestry of “gräva”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishgravato dig; to bury
2Old Norsegrafato dig; to bury; to engrave
3Proto-Germanicgrabanąto dig; to engrave, scratch
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʰrābʰ-to dig, scratch, scrape

Words derived from “gräva”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰrābʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic grabaną →Every word from Old Norse grafa →