The story
- Old English · derived fromportgerēfa
- Medieval Latin · derived fromportgravius
- English todayportgrave
From Medieval Latin portgravius, from Old English portgerēfa &c., from port + gerēfa (“reeve”).
Words from the same roots
Old Englishportgerēfa all →
portgreve
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.