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English word origin

Etymology of Gratz

From the German surname, from the city Graz in Austria. Also from a personal name from Old High German gratag (“greedy”), which could ultimately be from Proto-West Germanic *gernō; see Dutch gretig (“eager”). Also shorte

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A surname. · A city in Kentucky. · A borough of Pennsylvania.

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From the German surname, from the city Graz in Austria. Also from a personal name from Old High German gratag (“greedy”), which could ultimately be from Proto-West Germanic *gernō; see Dutch gretig (“eager”). Also shortened from Pankratz.

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  • Derivation mentiongrataggoh · greedy
  • Derivation mention*gernōgmw-pro
  • Cognate mentiongretignl · eager
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