Where does “legharneis” come from?
legharneis (Middle English) comes from Middle English harneis, from Middle English harneys, from Old French hernois, from Old Norse hernest, from Old Norse herr, from Proto-Norse ᚺᚨᚱᛃᚨ, from Proto-Germanic harjaz, from Proto-Indo-European kóryos — army.
legharneis (Middle English): legharness: leg armor
Definitions
- legharness: leg armor
Ancestry of “legharneis”, step by step
legharneis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle English harneis
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | harneis | Alternative form of harneys |
| 2 | Middle English | harneys | armaments; the tools of war; arms and protection;... |
| 3 | Old French | hernois | equipment for battle |
| 4 | Old Norse | hernest | — |
| 5 | Old Norse | herr | crowd, great number; host; army, host, troops |
| 6 | Proto-Norse | ᚺᚨᚱᛃᚨ | army leader; commander; warrior |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | harjaz | army; army leader; commander; warrior |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kóryos | war; troops; army; war, troops |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |