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Where does “Burggraf” come from?

Burggraf (German) comes from German burg, from Old French burc, from Old High German burg, from Proto-West Germanic burg, from Proto-Germanic burgz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰr̥ǵʰ-.

Burggraf (German): a male burgrave; similar to a French chatelain or...

Definitions

  1. a male burgrave; similar to a French chatelain or...

Ancestry of “Burggraf”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanburgfortress
2Old Frenchburctown or city
3Old High Germanburga castle; a city
4Proto-West Germanicburgfortification; city
5Proto-Germanicburgzfortification, stronghold; city
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰr̥ǵʰ-—

Words derived from “Burggraf”

  • burgrave
  • burggrave
  • burgravine
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