Where does “grāfiste” come from?

grāfiste (Latvian) comes from Latvian grāfs, from German graf, from Middle High German grâve, from Old High German grāfio, from Proto-West Germanic garāfijō — count; earl; reeve, bailiff.

grāfiste (Latvian): county

Definitions

  1. county

Ancestry of “grāfiste”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latviangrāfscount, earl
2Germangrafcount (a member of the German nobility)
3Middle High Germangrâvecount
4Old High Germangrāfioruler; count, local judge
5Proto-West Germanicgarāfijōcount; earl; reeve, bailiff
Every word from Proto-West Germanic garāfijō →Every word from Old High German grāfio →Every word from Middle High German grâve →