Where does “ġerēfan” come from?

ġerēfan (Old English) comes from Old English ġerēfa, from Proto-West Germanic garāfijō — count; earl; reeve, bailiff.

Ancestry of “ġerēfan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishġerēfareeve, official; steward, reeve
2Proto-West Germanicgarāfijōcount; earl; reeve, bailiff

Words derived from “ġerēfan”

Every word from Proto-West Germanic garāfijō →Every word from Old English ġerēfa →