Where does “heaþurinc” come from?

heaþurinc (Old English) comes from Old English rinc, from Proto-Germanic rinkiz, from Proto-Germanic rinkaz — straight, upright.

heaþurinc (Old English): warrior, hero

Definitions

  1. warrior, hero

Ancestry of “heaþurinc”, step by step

heaþurinc traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English rinc

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishrincman, warrior
2Proto-Germanicrinkizupright man
3Proto-Germanicrinkazstraight, upright

via Old English *heaþu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old English*heaþuwar, battle attested only in compounds
Every word from Proto-Germanic rinkaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic rinkiz →Every word from Old English rinc →