Where does “Waltheri” come from?

Waltheri (Old High German) comes from Old High German heri, from Proto-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.

Ancestry of “Waltheri”, step by step

Waltheri traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old High German heri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanheriarmy
2Proto-Germanic*hari—
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

via Old High German walt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanwaltauthority
2Proto-Germanicwaldazleader
3Proto-Germanicwaldanąto rule
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwaldʰ-to be strong, be powerful, prevail, possess

Words derived from “Waltheri”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ker- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kr̥- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱer- →
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