grave
Middle English
/ɡraːv/, /ˈɡraːvɛi̯/
noun
Definitions
- grave, burial
- tomb, mausoleum
Etymology
Inherited from Old English græf inherited from Proto-Germanic *grabą (ditch, trench, grave).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*grabą
Gloss
ditch, trench, grave
Concept
Semantic Field
Agriculture and vegetation
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
堀
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- begrave English
- engrave English
- grave English
- grave wax English
- graveclothes English
- gravedance English
- gravedancer English
- gravedigger English
- gravedigging English
- gravedom English
- gravekeeper English
- graveless English
- gravelike English
- gravely English
- gravemound English
- graveness English
- graver English
- graverobber English
- graverobbing English
- graveside English
- gravesite English
- gravesome English
- gravest English
- gravestead English
- gravestone English
- graveward English
- graveyard English
- ingrave English
- ungrave English
- ungravely English
- *gʰrebʰ- Proto-Indo-European
- *gʰrābʰ- Proto-Indo-European
- *grabą Proto-Germanic
- græf Old English
- gravestone Middle English
- stone Middle English
- grǫf Old Norse
- graf Old High German
- grap Old High German
- *graf Old Dutch
- gref Old Frisian