Where does “Großherzogtum” come from?
Großherzogtum (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.
Großherzogtum (German): A grand duchy, the princely territory of a grand...
Definitions
- A grand duchy, the princely territory of a grand...
Ancestry of “Großherzogtum”, step by step
Großherzogtum traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German herzog
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | herzog | duke |
| 2 | Middle High German | herzog | — |
| 3 | Old High German | herizogo | duke |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | harjatogō | army leader, commander, general |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | hari | army |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | harjaz | army; army leader; commander; warrior |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kóryos | war; troops; army; war, troops |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |
via German groß
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | groß | big, large, large-scale; great, grand; tall |
| 2 | English | daddy | Father; A male lover; An informal term of address... |
| 3 | English | -y | Added to nouns and adjectives to form adjectives... |
| 4 | Middle English | -y | Designates an adjective, in many cases formed by... |
| 5 | Old English | -iġ | -y, -ic |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | -g | Forms adjectives from nouns and verbs with a... |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | -gaz | -y |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |