Where does “Herzogian” come from?
Herzogian (English) comes from English Herzog, from German herzog, from Middle High German herzog, from Old High German herizogo, from Proto-West Germanic harjatogō, from Proto-West Germanic hari, from Proto-Germanic harjaz, from Proto-Indo-European kóryos — army.
Herzogian (English): Of or relating to Werner Herzog (born 1942), German screenwriter, film director and actor
Definitions
- Of or relating to Werner Herzog (born 1942), German screenwriter, film director and actor
Ancestry of “Herzogian”, step by step
Herzogian traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Herzog
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Herzog | A German duke |
| 2 | German | herzog | duke |
| 3 | Middle High German | herzog | — |
| 4 | Old High German | herizogo | duke |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | harjatogō | army leader, commander, general |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | hari | army |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | harjaz | army; army leader; commander; warrior |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kóryos | war; troops; army; war, troops |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |
via English ian
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ian | — |
| 2 | Irish | Eoin | John any of several people in the Bible |
| 3 | Old Irish | Iohain | John apostle |
| 4 | Latin | Iōannēs | John biblical persons |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Ἰωάννης | — |
| 6 | Hebrew | יוחנן | Yahweh is gracious |
| 7 | Hebrew | חנון | gracious, merciful, compassionate; passive... |
| 8 | Moroccan Arabic | خنونة | mucus, snot |
| 9 | Arabic | خُنَّة | — |