Where does “herr” come from?
herr (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Norse ᚺᚨᚱᛃᚨ, 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.
herr (Old Norse): crowd, great number; host; army, host, troops
Definitions
- crowd, great number; host; army, host, troops
Ancestry of “herr”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Norse | ᚺᚨᚱᛃᚨ | army leader; commander; warrior |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | harjaz | army; army leader; commander; warrior |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | kóryos | war; troops; army; war, troops |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |