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Where does “Erzherzogshut” come from?

Erzherzogshut (German) comes from German Erzherzog, from German Herzog, from Middle High German herzog, from Old High German herizogo, from Proto-West Germanic harjatogō, from Proto-West Germanic hari, from Proto-Germanic harjaz, from Proto-Indo-European kóryos — army.

Erzherzogshut (German): archducal hat

Definitions

  1. archducal hat

Ancestry of “Erzherzogshut”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanErzherzogarchduke
2GermanHerzogduke
3Middle High Germanherzog—
4Old High Germanherizogoduke
5Proto-West Germanicharjatogōarmy leader, commander, general
6Proto-West Germanichariarmy
7Proto-Germanicharjazarmy; army leader; commander; warrior
8Proto-Indo-Europeankóryoswar; troops; army; war, troops
9Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
10Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
11Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army

Words derived from “Erzherzogshut”

  • Erzherzogshütchen
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