Where does “gravöl” come from?
gravöl (Swedish) comes from Swedish grav, from Swedish kapell, from Old Swedish cappell, from Medieval Latin cappella, from Latin cāppa, from Latin caput, from Proto-Italic kaput, from Proto-Indo-European káput — to seize, hold.
gravöl (Swedish): funeral wake
Definitions
- funeral wake
Ancestry of “gravöl”, step by step
gravöl traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish grav
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | grav | severe, as in a mistake or a congenital disorder;... |
| 2 | Swedish | kapell | a chapel |
| 3 | Old Swedish | cappell | — |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | cappella | — |
| 5 | Latin | cāppa | cape, cloak |
| 6 | Latin | caput | head; headlike protuberance on an organ or body... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | kaput | head |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | káput | head |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kap- | to seize, hold |
via Swedish öl
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | öl | a beer; a feast |
| 2 | Old Swedish | öl | strap, leather strap |
| 3 | Old Norse | ǫl | ale; beer |
| 4 | Proto-Norse | ᚨᛚᚢ | A runic charm word, sometimes glossed as ale |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | aluh | amulet |
| 6 | Proto-Iranian | *Hr̥jifyáh | eagle |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *Hr̥ȷ́ipyás | straight-flying |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | *h₂rǵ-i-pt-ió-s | — |