Where does “burggrāvo” come from?

burggrāvo (Old High German) comes from Old High German burg, from Proto-West Germanic burg, from Proto-Germanic burgz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰr̥ǵʰ-.

Ancestry of “burggrāvo”, step by step

burggrāvo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old High German burg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanburga castle; a city
2Proto-West Germanicburgfortification; city
3Proto-Germanicburgzfortification, stronghold; city
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰr̥ǵʰ-—

via Old High German grāfio

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

Words derived from “burggrāvo”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰr̥ǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic burgz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic burg →