Where does “hærta” come from?

hærta (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål hær, from Old Norse herr, from Proto-Norse ᚺᚨᚱᛃᚨ, 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.

hærta (Norwegian Bokmål): to conquer, occupy, take with armed forces

Definitions

  1. to conquer, occupy, take with armed forces

Ancestry of “hærta”, step by step

hærta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål hær

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålhæran army
2Old Norseherrcrowd, great number; host; army, host, troops
3Proto-Norseᚺᚨᚱᛃᚨarmy leader; commander; warrior
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

via Norwegian Bokmål tå

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmåltåa toe
2Old Norsetáa toe; path, walk
3Proto-Germanictaihwǭtoe
4Proto-Germanictīhwanąto show, announce
5Proto-Indo-Europeandeyḱ-to point out
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ker- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kr̥- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱer- →