Where does “grêft” come from?

grêft (West Frisian) comes from Old Frisian greft, from Proto-Germanic graftuz, from Proto-Germanic grabaną, from Proto-Indo-European gʰrābʰ- — to dig, scratch, scrape.

grêft (West Frisian): canal in a city

Definitions

  1. canal in a city

Ancestry of “grêft”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisiangreft—
2Proto-Germanicgraftuzdigging, carving
3Proto-Germanicgrabanąto dig; to engrave, scratch
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʰrābʰ-to dig, scratch, scrape

Words derived from “grêft”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰrābʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic grabaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic graftuz →