Where does “Seevölker” come from?

Seevölker (German) comes from German Völker, from Old High German heri, from Proto-Germanic *hari, from Proto-Germanic harjaz, from Proto-Indo-European kóryos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.

Seevölker (German): Sea Peoples

Definitions

  1. Sea Peoples

Ancestry of “Seevölker”, step by step

Seevölker traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Völker

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanVölkerplural of Volk; peoples, nations
2Old High Germanheriarmy
3Proto-Germanic*hari—
4Proto-Germanicharjazarmy; army leader; commander; warrior
5Proto-Indo-Europeankóryoswar; troops; army; war, troops
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
7Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
8Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army

via German see

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanseelake
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ker- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kr̥- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱer- →