Where does “margrave” come from?

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

margrave (Spanish): margrave military-administrative officer

Definitions

  1. margrave military-administrative officer

Ancestry of “margrave”, step by step

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