Where does “pykeharneys” come from?
pykeharneys (Middle English) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer- — army.
pykeharneys (Middle English): A pillager; a looter of dead bodies lying on the battlefield
Definitions
- A pillager; a looter of dead bodies lying on the battlefield
Ancestry of “pykeharneys”, step by step
pykeharneys traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle English harneys
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | harneys | armaments; the tools of war; arms and protection;... |
| 2 | Old French | hernois | equipment for battle |
| 3 | Old Norse | hernest | — |
| 4 | Old Norse | herr | crowd, great number; host; army, host, troops |
| 5 | Proto-Norse | ᚺᚨᚱᛃᚨ | army leader; commander; warrior |
| 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 |
via Middle English piken
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | piken | To pick at; to use a edged tool on; To pierce or... |
| 2 | Middle English | pyke | A sharp round point or projection; A point or end... |
| 3 | Old English | pīc | pointed object, pick axe |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *pīk | — |
| 5 | Latin | pix | pitch, tar |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pik- | to be angry; pitch; resin |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pi- | sap, juice |