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Where does “margravial” come from?

margravial (English) comes from English margrave, from Middle Dutch marcgrāve, from Proto-Germanic markō, from Proto-Indo-European morǵ- — edge, boundary, border; frontier, border.

margravial (English): Of or relating to a margrave

Definitions

  1. Of or relating to a margrave

Ancestry of “margravial”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmargraveA feudal era military-administrative officer of...
2Middle Dutchmarcgrāve—
3Proto-Germanicmarkōborder, boundary; region, area
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmorǵ-edge, boundary, border; frontier, border
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