Where does “hermannaskáli” come from?
hermannaskáli (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic hermaður, from Faroese herur, from Old Norse herr, from Proto-Norse ᚺᚨᚱᛃᚨ, from Proto-Germanic harjaz, from Proto-Indo-European kóryos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥- — army.
hermannaskáli (Icelandic): a building for housing soldiers; barrack
Definitions
- a building for housing soldiers; barrack
Ancestry of “hermannaskáli”, step by step
hermannaskáli traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Icelandic hermaður
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | hermaður | soldier |
| 2 | Faroese | herur | military, army |
| 3 | Old Norse | herr | crowd, great number; host; army, host, troops |
| 4 | Proto-Norse | ᚺᚨᚱᛃᚨ | army leader; commander; warrior |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | harjaz | army; army leader; commander; warrior |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kóryos | war; troops; army; war, troops |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |