English
gravestead
From grave + stead.
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-Indo-European *steh₂- ‘to stand’
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Proto-Germanic *stadiz ‘place’
Proto-West Germanic *stadi
Old English stede ‘place’
Middle English sted
English stead
Today it means
noun The place where a grave or graves are located; a grave; a burial ground; cemetery.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / gravestead