Where does “heorþgeneat” come from?
heorþgeneat (Old English) comes from Old English ġenēat, from Proto-West Germanic *ganaut, from Proto-Germanic ganautaz, from Proto-Germanic ga-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe, from Middle English kyt, from German kitt — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
heorþgeneat (Old English): retainer
Definitions
- retainer
Ancestry of “heorþgeneat”, step by step
heorþgeneat traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old English ġenēat
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | ġenēat | companion, follower, follower in battle;... |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | *ganaut | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | ganautaz | associate, companion, comrade; follower |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | ga- | Indicates association or togetherness; co-;... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 7 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 8 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 9 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 10 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 11 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |
via Old English heorþ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | heorþ | hearth |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | herþ | hearth, fireplace |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | herþaz | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kérh₃-to-s | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kerh₃- | to burn; to praise; to burn; fire, heat |