Where does “Erker” come from?
Erker (German) comes from Middle High German erkēr, from Old French archiere, from Latin arcuārius, from Latin arcus, from Latin solium, from Proto-Indo-European sodyom, from Proto-Indo-European sḗd-.
Erker (German): oriel; bay
Ancestry of “Erker”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | erkēr | — |
| 2 | Old French | archiere | — |
| 3 | Latin | arcuārius | — |
| 4 | Latin | arcus | arc, arch; bow; rainbow |
| 5 | Latin | solium | seat, chair; throne, chair of state, official... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sodyom | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sḗd- | — |
Words derived from “Erker”