Where does “Herrenbesuch” come from?

Herrenbesuch (German) comes from German herr, from Middle High German herre, from Old High German hēriro, from Proto-Germanic hairaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃- — darkness, shadow.

Herrenbesuch (German): visit by a man

Definitions

  1. visit by a man

Ancestry of “Herrenbesuch”, step by step

Herrenbesuch traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German herr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanherr—
2Middle High Germanherremaster, lord
3Old High Germanhēriro—
4Proto-Germanichairazgrey; aged; old; lofty; distinguished
5Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱeh₃-darkness, shadow

via German Besuch

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBesuchvisit, call; visitor or visitors
2Middle High Germanbesuoch—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hairaz →Every word from Old High German hēriro →
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