Where does “araltach” come from?
araltach (Irish) comes from Irish aralt, 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- — army.
araltach (Irish): heraldic
Definitions
- heraldic
Ancestry of “araltach”, step by step
araltach traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Irish aralt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Irish | aralt | herald |
| 2 | Old French | heralt | — |
| 3 | Old French | heraut | — |
| 4 | Frankish | heriwald | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | harjawaldaz | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | harjaz | army; army leader; commander; warrior |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kóryos | war; troops; army; war, troops |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |