Where does “burggravi” come from?

burggravi (Catalan) comes from Medieval Latin burggrāvius, from Old High German burggrāvo, from Old High German burg, from Proto-West Germanic burg, from Proto-Germanic burgz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰr̥ǵʰ-.

burggravi (Catalan): burgrave

Definitions

  1. burgrave

Ancestry of “burggravi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latinburggrāvius—
2Old High Germanburggrāvo—
3Old High Germanburga castle; a city
4Proto-West Germanicburgfortification; city
5Proto-Germanicburgzfortification, stronghold; city
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰr̥ǵʰ-—

Words derived from “burggravi”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰr̥ǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic burgz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic burg →