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==Etymology and origin== The word {{lang|de|Graf}} derives from {{langx|gmh|grave}}, which is usually derived from {{langx|la|graphio}}. {{lang|la|Graphio}} is in turn thought to come from the [[Byzantine Empire|Byzantine]] title {{lang|grc-Latn|grapheus}}, which ultimately derives from the Greek verb {{lang|grc|γρᾰ́φειν}} ({{Transliteration|grc|graphein}}) 'to write'.<ref>{{cite web|title=Duden |url=https://www.duden.de/rechtschreibung/Graf_Titel_Beamter_Adliger}}.</ref> Other explanations have been put forward, however; [[Jacob Grimm|Jacob]] and [[Wilhelm Grimm]], while still noting the potential of a Greek derivation, suggested a connection to {{langx|got|gagrêfts}}, meaning 'decision, decree'. However, the Grimms preferred a solution that allows a connection to {{langx|ang|gerēfa}} '[[Reeve (England)|reeve]]', in which the ''ge-'' is a prefix, and which the Grimms derive from [[Proto-Germanic]] {{lang|gem-x-proto|rōva}} 'number'.<ref>{{cite web|title=Deutsches Wörterbuch |last1=Grimm |last2=Grimm |first1=Jacob |first2=Wilhelm |url=http://woerterbuchnetz.de/cgi-bin/WBNetz/wbgui_py?sigle=DWB&mode=Vernetzung&lemid=GG25006#XGG25006}}.</ref>
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