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
Ancestry of “grêft”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Frisian | greft | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | graftuz | digging, carving |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | grabaną | to dig; to engrave, scratch |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰrābʰ- | to dig, scratch, scrape |
Words derived from “grêft”