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Where does “heretoȝe” come from?

heretoȝe (Middle English) comes from Old English heretoga, from Proto-West Germanic harjatogō, from Proto-West Germanic hari, from Proto-Germanic harjaz, from Proto-Indo-European kóryos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.

Ancestry of “heretoȝe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishheretogaduke
2Proto-West Germanicharjatogōarmy leader, commander, general
3Proto-West Germanichariarmy
4Proto-Germanicharjazarmy; army leader; commander; warrior
5Proto-Indo-Europeankóryoswar; troops; army; war, troops
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
7Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
8Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army

Words derived from “heretoȝe”

  • heretog
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