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Where does “Gaugraf” come from?

Gaugraf (German) comes from Middle High German göugrâve, from Middle High German göu, from Old High German gawi, from Proto-Germanic *gawi, from Proto-Germanic gawją, from Proto-Germanic gaawja, from Proto-Germanic ga-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm — resin, gum; to say, speak.

Gaugraf (German): count of a shire district, local judge

Definitions

  1. count of a shire district, local judge

Ancestry of “Gaugraf”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germangöugrâvecount of a district
2Middle High Germangöushire, district
3Old High Germangawi—
4Proto-Germanic*gawi—
5Proto-Germanicgawjądistrict, shire, region, area
6Proto-Germanicgaawjariverlands, lakeside land
7Proto-Germanicga-Indicates association or togetherness; co-;...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
9Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
10Middle Englishkyt—
11Germankitt—
12Old High Germankuti—
13Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
14Proto-Germanickweduzresin
15Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak

Words derived from “Gaugraf”

  • Gaugräfin
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