Where does “burgravius” come from?

burgravius (Latin) comes from Old High German burggrāvo, from Old High German burg, from Proto-West Germanic burg, from Proto-Germanic burgz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰr̥ǵʰ-.

burgravius (Latin): burgrave, burggrave

Definitions

  1. burgrave, burggrave

Ancestry of “burgravius”, step by step

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

Words derived from “burgravius”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰr̥ǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic burgz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic burg →