An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, G (1891)
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis
Grad
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Grad, m., ‘degree, step, stage, rank,’ from MidHG. grât (t and d), ‘grade, degree,’ even in late OHG. grâd; from Lat. gradus, whence also Fr. gré (OIr. grád).