Where does “Heerzug” come from?

Heerzug (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.

Heerzug (German): train; campaign

Definitions

  1. train; campaign

Ancestry of “Heerzug”, step by step

Heerzug traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Heer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanHeerarmy
2Middle High Germanhēr—
3Old High Germanhērnoble, austere, venerable, aged; gray-haired,...
4Proto-Germanic*hair—
5Proto-Germanichairazgrey; aged; old; lofty; distinguished
6Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱeh₃-darkness, shadow

via German zug

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanzugprocession
2Middle High Germanzuc—
3Proto-Germanictugiza drawing, tug, pull
4Proto-Indo-Europeandewk-to pull, to draw; to lead
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hairaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic *hair →