Where does “grāfs” come from?

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

grāfs (Latvian): count, earl

Definitions

  1. count, earl

Ancestry of “grāfs”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germangrafcount (a member of the German nobility)
2Middle High Germangrâvecount
3Old High Germangrāfioruler; count, local judge
4Proto-West Germanicgarāfijōcount; earl; reeve, bailiff

Words derived from “grāfs”

Every word from Proto-West Germanic garāfijō →Every word from Old High German grāfio →Every word from Middle High German grâve →
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