English

grave wax

From grave + wax.

A compound of grave + wax

Proto-Indo-European *gʰrebʰ- ‘to dig, scratch, scrape’

Proto-Germanic *grabą

Proto-West Germanic *grab

Old English græf ‘cave, grave, trench’

Middle English grave ‘grave, burial’

English grave

Proto-Germanic *wahsą

Proto-West Germanic *wahs

Old English weax

Middle English wax

English wax

Today it means

noun A waxy substance found on corpses; adipocere.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / grave wax