Obergespan

German (Berlin)

[ˈʔoːbɐɡəʃpaːn]

noun

Definitions

(Medieval) a Hungarian Lord-Lieutenant of counties, the Hungarian count in charge of every viscount (Vizegespan) in a county

Etymology

Prefix from German Gespan (Hungarian count, partner, assistant, helper).

Origin

German (Berlin)

Gespan

Gloss

Hungarian count, partner, assistant, helper

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

- m German
Erbe German
Erbobergespan German
Gespan German
főispán German
hu German
fő Hungarian
főispán Hungarian
főispánja Hungarian
ispán Hungarian
gespan Middle High German