Where does “Hargrave” come from?

Hargrave (English) comes from Old English hār, from Proto-Germanic hairaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃- — darkness, shadow.

Hargrave (English): A number of places

Definitions

  1. A number of places

Ancestry of “Hargrave”, step by step

Hargrave traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English hār

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishhārgray, gray-haired; grey-haired; hoar, hoary,...
2Proto-Germanichairazgrey; aged; old; lofty; distinguished
3Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱeh₃-darkness, shadow

via Old English grāf

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishgrāfgrove
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hairaz →Every word from Old English hār →