Where does “rēfa” come from?

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

rēfa (Old English): prefect

Definitions

  1. prefect

Ancestry of “rēfa”, step by step

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

Words derived from “rēfa”

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