Where does “graaf” come from?

graaf (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch grâve, from Old Dutch grāvo, from Proto-West Germanic garāfijō — count; earl; reeve, bailiff.

graaf (Dutch): earl, count; graph

Definitions

  1. earl, count; graph

Ancestry of “graaf”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchgrâve—
2Old Dutchgrāvocount; servant of the king with a specific supervisory task
3Proto-West Germanicgarāfijōcount; earl; reeve, bailiff
Every word from Proto-West Germanic garāfijō →Every word from Old Dutch grāvo →Every word from Middle Dutch grâve →
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