Where does “grâve” come from?

grâve (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch grāvo, from Proto-West Germanic garāfijō — count; earl; reeve, bailiff.

Ancestry of “grâve”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchgrāvocount; servant of the king with a specific supervisory task
2Proto-West Germanicgarāfijōcount; earl; reeve, bailiff

Words derived from “grâve”

Every word from Proto-West Germanic garāfijō →Every word from Old Dutch grāvo →