Etymology Explorer › Middle High German

Where does “erkēr” come from?

erkēr (Middle High German) comes from Old French archiere, from Latin arcuārius, from Latin arcus, from Latin solium, from Proto-Indo-European sodyom, from Proto-Indo-European sḗd-.

Ancestry of “erkēr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frencharchiere—
2Latinarcuārius—
3Latinarcusarc, arch; bow; rainbow
4Latinsoliumseat, chair; throne, chair of state, official...
5Proto-Indo-Europeansodyom—
6Proto-Indo-Europeansḗd-—

Words derived from “erkēr”

  • Erker
  • Erkel
  • erkélyen
  • erkély
  • erkélyes
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḗd- →