Where does “martyrhad” come from?
martyrhad (Old English) comes from Old English hād, from Proto-West Germanic *haidu, from Proto-Germanic haiduz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kayt-.
martyrhad (Old English): martyrdom
Ancestry of “martyrhad”, step by step
martyrhad traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old English hād
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old English | hād | person, individual, character, individuality;... |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | *haidu | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | haiduz | manner, way; personality, character; appearance |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kayt- | — |
via Old English martyr
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old English | martyr | martyr |
| 2 | Ecclesiastical Latin | martyr | martyr, especially a Christian martyr |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | μάρτυρ | Aeolic form of μᾰ́ρτῠς |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | μάρτυς | witness; martyr |