Where does “hersum” come from?

hersum (English) comes from Middle English hersum, from Old English ġehīersum, from Proto-West Germanic *gahauʀisam — obedient.

hersum (English): obedient; devout, pious

Definitions

  1. obedient; devout, pious

Ancestry of “hersum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishhersumobedient, devout, pious
2Old Englishġehīersumobedient
3Proto-West Germanic*gahauʀisamobedient
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *gahauʀisam →Every word from Old English ġehīersum →Every word from Middle English hersum →
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