Where does “hrabě” come from?

hrabě (Czech) comes from Old Czech hrabie, from Middle High German grâve, from Old High German grāfio, from Proto-West Germanic garāfijō — count; earl; reeve, bailiff.

hrabě (Czech): count

Definitions

  1. count

Ancestry of “hrabě”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Czechhrabiecount male ruler
2Middle High Germangrâvecount
3Old High Germangrāfioruler; count, local judge
4Proto-West Germanicgarāfijōcount; earl; reeve, bailiff

Words derived from “hrabě”

Every word from Proto-West Germanic garāfijō →Every word from Old High German grāfio →Every word from Middle High German grâve →