Where does “Grafenegg” come from?
Grafenegg (German) comes from German egg, from German eggen, from Middle High German egen, from Old High German eggen.
Ancestry of “Grafenegg”, step by step
Grafenegg traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German egg
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | German | egg | singular imperative of eggen; first-person... |
| 2 | German | eggen | to harrow |
| 3 | Middle High German | egen | — |
| 4 | Old High German | eggen | — |
via German graf
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | German | graf | count (a member of the German nobility) |
| 2 | Middle High German | grâve | count |
| 3 | Old High German | grāfio | ruler; count, local judge |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | garāfijō | count; earl; reeve, bailiff |
Words derived from “Grafenegg”