Where does “hertogi” come from?

hertogi (Old Norse) comes from Middle Low German hertôge, from Old Saxon heritogo, from Proto-West Germanic harjatogō, from Proto-West Germanic hari, from Proto-Germanic harjaz, from Proto-Indo-European kóryos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥- — army.

hertogi (Old Norse): commander of troops; duke

Definitions

  1. commander of troops; duke

Ancestry of “hertogi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanhertôge
2Old Saxonheritogo
3Proto-West Germanicharjatogōarmy leader, commander, general
4Proto-West Germanichariarmy
5Proto-Germanicharjazarmy; army leader; commander; warrior
6Proto-Indo-Europeankóryoswar; troops; army; war, troops
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
8Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
9Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army

Words derived from “hertogi

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