Where does “heraldess” come from?

heraldess (English) comes from English ess, from German ess, from Proto-Germanic atiska-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂edos- — sort of cereal, grain.

heraldess (English): A female herald

Definitions

  1. A female herald

Ancestry of “heraldess”, step by step

heraldess traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English ess

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishessThe name of the Latin-script letter S; Something...
2Germanessfirst-person singular present of essen; singular...
3Proto-Germanicatiska-grainfield
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂edos-sort of cereal, grain

via English herald

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishheraldA messenger, especially one bringing important...
2Latinheraldus
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂edos-Every word from Proto-Germanic atiska-Every word from German ess