Where does “grêf” come from?
grêf (West Frisian) comes from Old Frisian gref, from Proto-West Germanic *grab, from Proto-Germanic grabą, from Proto-Indo-European gʰrābʰ- — to dig, scratch, scrape.
grêf (West Frisian): grave, tomb
Ancestry of “grêf”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Frisian | gref | grave |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | *grab | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | grabą | grave |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰrābʰ- | to dig, scratch, scrape |