Where does “grävare” come from?
grävare (Swedish) comes from Swedish gräva, from Old Swedish grava, from Old Norse grafa, from Proto-Germanic grabaną, from Proto-Indo-European gʰrābʰ- — to dig, scratch, scrape.
grävare (Swedish): someone or something that digs, a digger, an...
Definitions
- someone or something that digs, a digger, an...
Ancestry of “grävare”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Swedish | gräva | to dig, to excavate; to move earth out of the way |
| 2 | Old Swedish | grava | to dig; to bury |
| 3 | Old Norse | grafa | to dig; to bury; to engrave |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | grabaną | to dig; to engrave, scratch |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰrābʰ- | to dig, scratch, scrape |
Words derived from “grävare”