Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

graveward

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: grave-ward
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

Toward the grave.

adj

Toward the grave.

Etymology

Etymology tree English grave Proto-Indo-European *wert-der. Proto-Germanic *wardaz Old English -weard English -ward English graveward From grave + -ward.

Questions

What does graveward mean?: Toward the grave.
Where does graveward come from?: Etymology tree English grave Proto-Indo-European *wert-der. Proto-Germanic *wardaz Old English -weard English -ward English graveward From grave + -ward.

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