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Where does “Erzbischof” come from?

Erzbischof (German) comes from Middle High German erzebischof, from Old High German erzibiscof.

Erzbischof (German): archbishop

Definitions

  1. archbishop

Ancestry of “Erzbischof”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanerzebischof—
2Old High Germanerzibiscof—
Every word from Old High German erzibiscof →