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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

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
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