Where does “maakreivi” come from?

maakreivi (Finnish) comes from Finnish kreivi, from Middle Low German grēve, from Old High German grāvio, from Proto-West Germanic garāfijō — count; earl; reeve, bailiff.

maakreivi (Finnish): landgrave

Definitions

  1. landgrave

Ancestry of “maakreivi”, step by step

maakreivi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kreivi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkreivicount, earl
2Middle Low Germangrēve—
3Old High Germangrāviocount, local judge
4Proto-West Germanicgarāfijōcount; earl; reeve, bailiff

via Finnish mää

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmääbaa; I
2Finnish-inen-like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from...
3Finnish-uusForms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality
4Proto-Finnic-uc-ness, -hood
Every word from Proto-West Germanic garāfijō →Every word from Old High German grāvio →Every word from Middle Low German grēve →