Where does “Hogrebe” come from?
Hogrebe (English) comes from German Gaugraf, from Middle High German göugrâve, from Middle High German göu, from Old High German gawi, from Proto-Germanic *gawi, from Proto-Germanic gawją, from Proto-Germanic gaawja, from Proto-Germanic ga- — resin.
Hogrebe (English): A German family surname, a modern form of the surname Gogreve
Definitions
- A German family surname, a modern form of the surname Gogreve
Ancestry of “Hogrebe”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Gaugraf | count of a shire district, local judge |
| 2 | Middle High German | göugrâve | count of a district |
| 3 | Middle High German | göu | shire, district |
| 4 | Old High German | gawi | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *gawi | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | gawją | district, shire, region, area |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | gaawja | riverlands, lakeside land |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | ga- | Indicates association or togetherness; co-;... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 11 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 12 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 13 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 14 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 15 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |