Where does “Heorugar” come from?

Heorugar (Old English) comes from Old English heoru, from Proto-West Germanic heru, from Spanish hierro, from Old Spanish fierro, from Latin ferrum, from Cornish -er, from English -er, from Middle English -er — he, she.

Heorugar (Old English): Heorugar, elder brother of Hrothgar

Definitions

  1. Heorugar, elder brother of Hrothgar

Ancestry of “Heorugar”, step by step

Heorugar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English heoru

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishheorusword
2Proto-West Germanicherusword, dagger
3Spanishhierroiron; branding iron; brand
4Old Spanishfierroiron
5Latinferrumiron; any tool made of iron; fight, clash
6Cornish-erForms masculine agent nouns
7English-erA person or thing that does an action indicated...
8Middle English-eragentive suffix; agent noun suffix
9Old French-erAlternative form of -ier, verbal suffix;...
10Latin-ārefirst conjugation
11Proto-Italic-āōForms primarily denominative verbs
12Proto-Indo-European-eh₂yétiCreates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive...
13Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
14Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-
15Chichewaiyehe, she

via Old English gār

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishgārspear, dart, javelin, shaft, arrow, weapon, arms
2Proto-West Germanicgaiʀspear
3Proto-Germanicgaizazspear, pike, javelin
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰoysósthrowing spear
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰey-winter
Every word from Chichewa iyeEvery word from English -erEvery word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti