Where does “burggraviat” come from?

burggraviat (Catalan) comes from Catalan burggravi, 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-.

burggraviat (Catalan): burgraviate

Definitions

  1. burgraviate

Ancestry of “burggraviat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanburggraviburgrave
2Medieval Latinburggrāvius—
3Old High Germanburggrāvo—
4Old High Germanburga castle; a city
5Proto-West Germanicburgfortification; city
6Proto-Germanicburgzfortification, stronghold; city
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰr̥ǵʰ-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰr̥ǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic burgz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic burg →