Where does “herkvinna” come from?
herkvinna (Faroese) comes from Faroese herur, from Old Norse herr, from Proto-Norse ᚺᚨᚱᛃᚨ, from Proto-Germanic harjaz, from Proto-Indo-European kóryos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.
herkvinna (Faroese): (female) soldier
Definitions
- (female) soldier
Ancestry of “herkvinna”, step by step
herkvinna traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Faroese herur
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Faroese | herur | military, army |
| 2 | Old Norse | herr | crowd, great number; host; army, host, troops |
| 3 | Proto-Norse | ᚺᚨᚱᛃᚨ | army leader; commander; warrior |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | harjaz | army; army leader; commander; warrior |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kóryos | war; troops; army; war, troops |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |