Where does “Führer” come from?

Führer (German) comes from Middle High German füerer, from Old High German fôrari.

Führer (German): agent noun of führen

Definitions

  1. agent noun of führen

Ancestry of “Führer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanfüerer—
2Old High Germanfôrari—

Words derived from “Führer”

Every word from Old High German fôrari →Every word from Middle High German füerer →