Where does “guþhere” come from?
guþhere (Old English) comes from Old English hēre, from Proto-West Germanic hari, 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.
guþhere (Old English): an army, band of warriors
Definitions
- an army, band of warriors
Ancestry of “guþhere”, step by step
guþhere traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Old English hēre
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | hēre | army, military (especially of the enemy) |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | hari | army |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | harjaz | army; army leader; commander; warrior |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kóryos | war; troops; army; war, troops |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |
via Proto-West Germanic *Gunþihari
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | *Gunþihari | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | Gunþiharjaz | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | gunþiz | battle |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷʰéntis | striking, killing |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷʰen- | to strike, slay, kill |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰon- | — |
via Old English gūþ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | gūþ | battle, war, fight |