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Where does “göugrâve” come from?

göugrâve (Middle High German) comes from Middle High German göu, from Old High German gawi, from Proto-Germanic *gawi, from Proto-Germanic gawją, from Proto-Germanic gaawja, from Proto-Germanic ga-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

göugrâve (Middle High German): count of a district

Definitions

  1. count of a district

Ancestry of “göugrâve”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germangöushire, district
2Old High Germangawi—
3Proto-Germanic*gawi—
4Proto-Germanicgawjądistrict, shire, region, area
5Proto-Germanicgaawjariverlands, lakeside land
6Proto-Germanicga-Indicates association or togetherness; co-;...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
8Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
9Middle Englishkyt—
10Germankitt—
11Old High Germankuti—
12Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
13Proto-Germanickweduzresin
14Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
15Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Words derived from “göugrâve”

  • gogravia
  • gogravius
  • Gaugräfin
  • Gaugraf
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