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Where does “aralt” come from?

aralt (Irish) comes from Old French heralt, from Old French heraut, from Frankish heriwald, from Proto-Germanic harjawaldaz, from Proto-Germanic harjaz, from Proto-Indo-European kóryos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥- — army.

aralt (Irish): herald

Definitions

  1. herald

Ancestry of “aralt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchheralt—
2Old Frenchheraut—
3Frankishheriwald—
4Proto-Germanicharjawaldaz—
5Proto-Germanicharjazarmy; army leader; commander; warrior
6Proto-Indo-Europeankóryoswar; troops; army; war, troops
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
8Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
9Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army

Words derived from “aralt”

  • araltas
  • araltach
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