Where does “heremann” come from?
heremann (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.
heremann (Old English): soldier
Definitions
- soldier
Ancestry of “heremann”, step by step
heremann 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 Old English mann
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | mann | person; man meaning mankind; man meaning adult... |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | mann | person, human |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | *mann- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | men- | to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,... |
via Proto-Germanic harjamann-
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | harjamann- | warrior, soldier |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | mann- | human, human being, person, individual; name of... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | mon- | man, human being |