Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/grēbiz

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic edit

Etymology edit

Vṛddhi gerundive of *grabaną (to dig). The e-grade as opposed to o-grade *grōbiz however, hints at a possible lost strong verb *grebaną.

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

*grēbiz[1]

  1. (North Germanic) digging, burying; able to be dug or buried

Inflection edit


Descendants edit

  • Old Norse: græfr

References edit

  1. ^ Heidermanns, Frank (1993), “grǣbi-”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch der germanischen Primäradjektive (Studia linguistica Germanica; 33) (in German), Berlin; New York: Walter de Gruyter, →ISBN, page 257