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Where does “hertogadæmi” come from?

hertogadæmi (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic hertogi, from Old Norse hertogi, from Middle Low German hertôge, from Old Saxon heritogo, from Proto-West Germanic harjatogō, from Proto-West Germanic hari, from Proto-Germanic harjaz, from Proto-Indo-European kóryos — army.

hertogadæmi (Icelandic): duchy

Definitions

  1. duchy

Ancestry of “hertogadæmi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandichertogiduke
2Old Norsehertogicommander of troops; duke
3Middle Low Germanhertôge—
4Old Saxonheritogo—
5Proto-West Germanicharjatogōarmy leader, commander, general
6Proto-West Germanichariarmy
7Proto-Germanicharjazarmy; army leader; commander; warrior
8Proto-Indo-Europeankóryoswar; troops; army; war, troops
9Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
10Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
11Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army
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