Where does “ambachtsheer” come from?

ambachtsheer (Dutch) 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.

ambachtsheer (Dutch): office or a feudal lord with legal power over a...

Definitions

  1. office or a feudal lord with legal power over a...

Ancestry of “ambachtsheer”, step by step

ambachtsheer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch heer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchheerA lord; master; A gentleman; A cleric, notably a...
2Old Dutchheriarmy
3Proto-West Germanichariarmy
4Proto-Germanicharjazarmy; army leader; commander; warrior
5Proto-Indo-Europeankóryoswar; troops; army; war, troops
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
7Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
8Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army

via Dutch ambacht

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchambachthandcraft, artisanry; legal district
2Middle Dutchambachtjob, duty
3Old Dutchambacht
4Proto-Germanicambahtazservant
5Gaulishambaxtosvassal, high-ranking servant
6Proto-Celticambaxtosservant
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ker-Every word from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-