Where does “herja” come from?
herja (Finnish) comes from Old Norse herja, from Proto-Germanic harjōną, from Proto-Indo-European kóryos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.
herja (Finnish): slur; villain; predator, beast of prey
Definitions
- slur; villain; predator, beast of prey
Ancestry of “herja”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | herja | to go harrying or freebooting; to despoil, waste |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | harjōną | to overrun with an army; lay waste; ravage;... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | kóryos | war; troops; army; war, troops |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |