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

  1. someone or something that digs, a digger, an...

Ancestry of “grävare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishgrävato dig, to excavate; to move earth out of the way
2Old Swedishgravato dig; to bury
3Old Norsegrafato dig; to bury; to engrave
4Proto-Germanicgrabanąto dig; to engrave, scratch
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʰrābʰ-to dig, scratch, scrape

Words derived from “grävare”

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