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
- herald
Ancestry of “aralt”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | heralt | — |
| 2 | Old French | heraut | — |
| 3 | Frankish | heriwald | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | harjawaldaz | — |
| 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 |