Where does “margrave” come from?

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

margrave (French): A margrave; margravine

Definitions

  1. A margrave; margravine

Ancestry of “margrave”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchmarcgrāve—
2Proto-Germanicmarkōborder, boundary; region, area
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmorǵ-edge, boundary, border; frontier, border
Every word from Proto-Indo-European morǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic markō →Every word from Middle Dutch marcgrāve →