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Where does “herebeorg” come from?

herebeorg (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic harjabergu, 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.

herebeorg (Old English): shelter, refuge; military quarters

Definitions

  1. shelter, refuge; military quarters

Ancestry of “herebeorg”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicharjaberguarmy camp, barracks; refuge, shelter
2Proto-West Germanichariarmy
3Proto-Germanicharjazarmy; army leader; commander; warrior
4Proto-Indo-Europeankóryoswar; troops; army; war, troops
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
7Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army

Words derived from “herebeorg”

  • harbor
  • arbour
  • harbormaster
  • harborage
  • harborside
  • harborless
  • herber
  • harborfront
  • harborer
  • arboured
  • harborscape
  • unharbor
  • harbormistress
  • harbourscape
  • outharbor
  • arber
  • arbere
  • herberwe
  • herber
  • herberge
  • herebeorgian
  • harbor
  • harbat
  • aba
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