Where does “hertugdømme” come from?

hertugdømme (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål hertug, from Old Norse hertogi, from Middle Low German hertôge, from Old Saxon heritogo, from Proto-West Germanic harjatogō, from Proto-West Germanic hari, from Proto-Germanic harjaz, from Proto-Indo-European kóryos — army.

hertugdømme (Norwegian Bokmål): a duchy

Definitions

  1. a duchy

Ancestry of “hertugdømme”, step by step

hertugdømme traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål hertug

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålhertuga duke
2Old Norsehertogicommander of troops; duke
3Middle Low Germanhertôge—
4Old Saxonheritogo—
5Proto-West Germanicharjatogōarmy leader, commander, general
6Proto-West Germanichariarmy
7Proto-Germanicharjazarmy; army leader; commander; warrior
8Proto-Indo-Europeankóryoswar; troops; army; war, troops
9Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
10Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
11Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army

via Norwegian Bokmål dømme

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmåldømmeto judge; to sentence; to award
2Old Norsedǿmato judge, give judgement, pass sentence
3Proto-Germanicdōmazjudgement
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰóh₁mosthat which is put, placed
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ker- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kr̥- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱer- →