Talk:greave

Etymology

This word 'GREAVE', with the synonymous meaning to 'GROVE', is obsolescent or archaic. There is no connection between GREAVE and Danish GREIN[2] (branch, bough) that is from Proto-Germanic *grainiz, except semantically. That is merely a coincidence; but the origin of GREAVE is related to that of GROVE[6], which please see, also on its talk page. Leasnam has just helpfully connected the two words, which is as far as can be attestibly defined. The assumption that it is from Old English GRAFIAN[1] (to dig) is false, even though the earliest known meaning of GROVE is that of a clearing or cut path through a wood. 20:34, 15 January 2016 (UTC) Andrew (talk) There is no foundational evidence for any connection between Etymology 1 and Etymology 2. Andrew H. Gray 19:05, 11 August 2023 (UTC) Andrew (talk)

[0] means 'Absolutely not; [1] means 'Exceedingly unlikely'; [2] means 'Very dubious'; [3] means 'Questionable'; [4] means 'Possible'; [5] means 'Probable'; [6] means 'Likely'; [7] means 'Most Likely' or *Unattested; [8] means 'Attested'; [9] means 'Obvious' - only used for close matches within the same language or dialect, at linkable periods. √ means original or earliest root.