Where does “grafo” come from?
grafo (Esperanto) comes from German graf, from Middle High German grâve, from Old High German grāfio, from Proto-West Germanic garāfijō — count; earl; reeve, bailiff.
grafo (Esperanto): earl, count
Ancestry of “grafo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | graf | — |
| 2 | Middle High German | grâve | count |
| 3 | Old High German | grāfio | ruler; count, local judge |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | garāfijō | count; earl; reeve, bailiff |