Etymology of the English word gravy
the English word
gravyderived from the English word
gravederived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ghrebh-derived from the Proto-Germanic root
*grabanderived from the Proto-Germanic root
*grabananderived from the Old French word
gravederived from the Classical Latin word
gravis (heavy; painful; important)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*gʷerə-Date
The earliest known usage of gravy in English dates from the 14th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
