Where does “landgrave” come from?
landgrave (French) comes from Middle French landgrave, 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 (French): landgrave
Definitions
- landgrave
Ancestry of “landgrave”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | landgrave | landgrave |
| 2 | German | Landgraf | landgrave |
| 3 | German | land | country territory of a nation |
| 4 | Middle High German | lant | land; country |
| 5 | Old High German | lant | land; country |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | land | land, area of ground |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | landą | land, area of ground |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | lendʰ- | land, heath; loins |