Where does “Heeresminister” come from?
Heeresminister (German) comes from German Heer, from Middle High German hēr, from Old High German hēr, from Proto-Germanic *hair, from Proto-Germanic hairaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃- — darkness, shadow.
Heeresminister (German): minister / secretary of the army
Definitions
- minister / secretary of the army
Ancestry of “Heeresminister”, step by step
Heeresminister traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Heer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Heer | army |
| 2 | Middle High German | hēr | — |
| 3 | Old High German | hēr | noble, austere, venerable, aged; gray-haired,... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *hair | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hairaz | grey; aged; old; lofty; distinguished |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ḱeh₃- | darkness, shadow |
via German Minister
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Minister | minister (a person who is commissioned by the government for public service) |
| 2 | French | ministre | minister; indigo bunting, a bird with taxonomic... |
| 3 | Latin | minister | attendant, servant, waiter; agent, aide;... |
| 4 | Latin | minus | nominative neuter singular of minor; accusative... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | minos | less |