Etymology

From Old Frisian gref, from Proto-Germanic *grabą, *grabō ‎(“grave, trench, ditch”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰrābʰ- ‎(“to dig, scratch, scrape”). Compare English grave, Low German Graf, Graff, Dutch graf, German Grab, Danish grav, Icelandic gröf.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡrɛːf/