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

Burggraf traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via German burg

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

via German graf

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germangrafcount (a member of the German nobility)
2Middle High Germangrâvecount
3Old High Germangrāfioruler; count, local judge
4Proto-West Germanicgarāfijōcount; earl; reeve, bailiff

via Middle High German burcgrâve

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanburcgrâveburgrave
2Old High Germanburggrāfo—

Words derived from “Burggraf”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰr̥ǵʰ- →