Where does “burgrave” come from?

burgrave (English) comes from German Burggraf, from German burg, from Old French burc, from Old High German burg, from Proto-West Germanic burg, from Proto-Germanic burgz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰr̥ǵʰ-.

burgrave (English): The military governor of a town or castle in the...

Definitions

  1. The military governor of a town or castle in the...

Ancestry of “burgrave”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBurggrafa male burgrave; similar to a French chatelain or...
2Germanburgfortress
3Old Frenchburctown or city
4Old High Germanburga castle; a city
5Proto-West Germanicburgfortification; city
6Proto-Germanicburgzfortification, stronghold; city
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰr̥ǵʰ-—

Words derived from “burgrave”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰr̥ǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic burgz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic burg →