Where does “hershöfðingi” come from?
hershöfðingi (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic hér, from Old Norse hér, from Proto-Germanic hē₂r, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe, from Middle English kyt, from German kitt, from Old High German kuti, from Proto-West Germanic kwidu — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
hershöfðingi (Icelandic): general
Definitions
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Ancestry of “hershöfðingi”, step by step
hershöfðingi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Icelandic hér
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | hér | here |
| 2 | Old Norse | hér | here |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | hē₂r | here, in this place |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 5 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 6 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 7 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |
via Icelandic höfðingi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | höfðingi | chief, leader, chieftain, head |
| 2 | Old Norse | hǫfðingi | a chief, chieftain, leader, lord |
| 3 | Old Norse | hǫfuð | head |
| 4 | Old Norse | -i | th |
| 5 | Latin | -ē | ly; used to form adverbs from adjectives |
| 6 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 7 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 8 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |