Where does “grävning” come from?

grävning (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.

grävning (Swedish): digging

Definitions

  1. digging

Ancestry of “grävning”, 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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰrābʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic grabaną →Every word from Old Norse grafa →