Where does “heerschappij” come from?

heerschappij (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.

heerschappij (Dutch): lordship, dominion

Definitions

  1. lordship, dominion

Ancestry of “heerschappij”, step by step

heerschappij 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 schap

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchschapshelf
2Middle Dutchschapform
3Old Dutchskāp
4Proto-West Germanicskāpsheep
5Proto-Germanicskapąshape
6Proto-Germanicskapjanąto make, to create; to shape
7Proto-Indo-Europeanskab-to cut, split, hew, shape; to cut, split, carve,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ker-
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