Old English græf, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch graf and German Grablate 15th cent. (originally of a wound in the sense 'severe, serious'): from Old French grave or Latin gravis 'heavy, serious'Old English grafan 'dig', of Germanic origin; related to German graben, Dutch graven 'dig' and German begraben 'bury', also to grave and groovelate Middle English: perhaps from French dialect grave, variant of Old French greve 'shore' (because originally the ship would have been run aground)
