Where does “hærskare” come from?
hærskare (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål skåre, from English score, from Middle English score, from Old English scoru, from Old Norse skór, from Proto-Germanic skōhaz, from Proto-Indo-European skewk-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kew- — to caw, to howl; to cover, hide; to cover, hide,...
hærskare (Norwegian Bokmål): host (multitude), a large group or flock, an army (large group)
Definitions
- host (multitude), a large group or flock, an army (large group)
Ancestry of “hærskare”, step by step
hærskare traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål skåre
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | skåre | <br>; score |
| 2 | English | score | The total number of goals, points, runs, etc.... |
| 3 | Middle English | score | score |
| 4 | Old English | scoru | notch; tally; score |
| 5 | Old Norse | skór | shoe |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | skōhaz | shoe |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | skewk- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kew- | to caw, to howl; to cover, hide; to cover, hide,... |
via Norwegian Bokmål hær
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | hær | an army |
| 2 | Old Norse | herr | crowd, great number; host; army, host, troops |
| 3 | Proto-Norse | ᚺᚨᚱᛃᚨ | army leader; commander; warrior |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | harjaz | army; army leader; commander; warrior |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kóryos | war; troops; army; war, troops |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |