Where does “grâve” come from?

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

grâve (Middle High German): count

Definitions

  1. count

Ancestry of “grâve”, step by step

grâve traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old High German grāfio

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germangrāfioruler; count, local judge
2Proto-West Germanicgarāfijōcount; earl; reeve, bailiff

via Old High German [[grāfo]], [[grāvo]], [[grāfio]], [[grāvio]]

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High German[[grāfo]], [[grāvo]], [[grāfio]], [[grāvio]]—

Words derived from “grâve”

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