myEtymology.com: English etymology of gravedigger

Etymology of the English word gravedigger

the English word gravedigger

derived from the English word grave

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *ghrebh-

derived from the Proto-Germanic root *graban

derived from the Proto-Germanic root *grabanan

derived from the English word digger

using the English suffix -er

derived from the Proto-Germanic root *-arjaz

using the Latin suffix -arius (-ar)

derived from the English word dig

derived from the English word diggen