Where does “Heer” come from?
Heer (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch heer, from Old Dutch heri, from Proto-West Germanic hari, from Proto-Germanic harjaz, from Proto-Indo-European kóryos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.
Heer (Afrikaans): gentleman
Definitions
- gentleman
Ancestry of “Heer”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | heer | A lord; master; A gentleman; A cleric, notably a... |
| 2 | Old Dutch | heri | army |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | hari | army |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | harjaz | army; army leader; commander; warrior |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kóryos | war; troops; army; war, troops |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |