Where does “Lutherist” come from?

Lutherist (English) comes from English Luther, from German Luther, from Old High German Liutheri, from Proto-Germanic *Liudihari, from Proto-Germanic *hari, from Proto-Germanic harjaz, from Proto-Indo-European kóryos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer- — army.

Lutherist (English): A scholar who studies Luther or his works; A...

Definitions

  1. A scholar who studies Luther or his works; A...

Ancestry of “Lutherist”, step by step

Lutherist traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Luther

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishLutherMartin Luther, German monk and theologian whose teaching inspired the Reformation
2GermanLuther—
3Old High GermanLiutheri—
4Proto-Germanic*Liudihari—
5Proto-Germanic*hari—
6Proto-Germanicharjazarmy; army leader; commander; warrior
7Proto-Indo-Europeankóryoswar; troops; army; war, troops
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
9Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
10Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army

via English ist

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishistA practitioner or supporter of an ism
2English-istAdded to words to form nouns denoting
3Old French-iste—
4Latin-ista-ist; one who practises or believes
5Ancient Greek-ιστήςAlternative form of -τής; -ist
6Ancient Greek-τήςAppended to verbs to form agent nouns
7Proto-Hellenic-tās—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ker- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kr̥- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱer- →