Where does “landgrave” come from?

landgrave (English) comes from German Landgraf, from German land, from Middle High German lant, from Old High German lant, from Proto-West Germanic land, from Proto-Germanic landą, from Proto-Indo-European lendʰ- — land, heath; loins.

landgrave (English): specific nobiliary title ranking as count in...

Definitions

  1. specific nobiliary title ranking as count in...

Ancestry of “landgrave”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanLandgraflandgrave
2Germanlandcountry territory of a nation
3Middle High Germanlantland; country
4Old High Germanlantland; country
5Proto-West Germaniclandland, area of ground
6Proto-Germaniclandąland, area of ground
7Proto-Indo-Europeanlendʰ-land, heath; loins

Words derived from “landgrave”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lendʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic landą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic land →