Where does “Graaf” come from?

Graaf (English) comes from Dutch Graaf, from French gravé, from Middle French grave, from Old French gravé, from Medieval Latin grava, from Gaulish grawa, from Proto-Celtic grāwā, from Proto-Indo-European gʰroh₁weh₂ — to grind.

Graaf (English): A Dutch earl or count

Definitions

  1. A Dutch earl or count

Ancestry of “Graaf”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchGraafAlternative letter-case form of graaf
2Frenchgravépast participle of graver; burned
3Middle Frenchgravegravel
4Old Frenchgravégravel
5Medieval Latingrava—
6Gaulishgrawa—
7Proto-Celticgrāwāgravel, pebbles
8Proto-Indo-Europeangʰroh₁weh₂—
9Proto-Indo-Europeangʰreh₁w-to grind

Words derived from “Graaf”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰreh₁w- →
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