Where does “hertog” come from?

hertog (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch hertōge, from Old Dutch heritogo, from Proto-West Germanic haritogō.

hertog (Dutch): duke

Definitions

  1. duke

Ancestry of “hertog”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchhertōge—
2Old Dutchheritogoarmy leader; duke
3Proto-West Germanicharitogō—

Words derived from “hertog”

Every word from Proto-West Germanic haritogō →Every word from Old Dutch heritogo →Every word from Middle Dutch hertōge →