Where does “Großherzog” come from?

Großherzog (German) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer- — army.

Großherzog (German): grand duke

Definitions

  1. grand duke

Ancestry of “Großherzog”, step by step

Großherzog traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German herzog

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

via German groß

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germangroßbig, large, large-scale; great, grand; tall
2EnglishdaddyFather; A male lover; An informal term of address...
3English-yAdded to nouns and adjectives to form adjectives...
4Middle English-yDesignates an adjective, in many cases formed by...
5Old English-iġ-y, -ic
6Proto-West Germanic-gForms adjectives from nouns and verbs with a...
7Proto-Germanic-gaz-y
8Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic

Words derived from “Großherzog

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ker-Every word from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-