Where does “Henker” come from?

Henker (German) comes from Middle High German henkære, from Middle High German hengære.

Henker (German): hangman, an executioner, particularly for dry...

Definitions

  1. hangman, an executioner, particularly for dry...

Ancestry of “Henker”, step by step

Henker traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle High German henkære

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanhenkære—
2Middle High Germanhengære—

via Middle High German henker

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanhenker—
Every word from Middle High German hengære →Every word from Middle High German henkære →