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Where does “margrave” come from?

margrave (Spanish) comes from German Markgraf, from Middle High German marcgrāve, from Old High German marcgrāvo.

margrave (Spanish): margrave

Definitions

  1. margrave

Ancestry of “margrave”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanMarkgrafmargrave, marquess
2Middle High Germanmarcgrāve—
3Old High Germanmarcgrāvo—
Every word from Old High German marcgrāvo →