Where does “scīrġerēfa” come from?

scīrġerēfa (Old English) comes from Old English sċīr, from Old English burna, from Proto-West Germanic brunnō, from Proto-Germanic brunnô, from Proto-Indo-European bʰréh₁wr̥, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrewh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- — to bear, carry.

scīrġerēfa (Old English): shire-reeve; sheriff

Definitions

  1. shire-reeve; sheriff

Ancestry of “scīrġerēfa”, step by step

scīrġerēfa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English sċīr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishsċīrbright; shire; county
2Old Englishburnastream
3Proto-West Germanicbrunnōwell, spring
4Proto-Germanicbrunnôsource; wellspring; fountain; brook; stream;...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰréh₁wr̥well, spring, source
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrewh₁-to boil; to brew
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰer-to bear, carry

via Old English ġerēfa

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

Words derived from “scīrġerēfa

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰer-Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰrewh₁-Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰréh₁wr̥