Where does “лорд” come from?
лорд (Serbo-Croatian) comes from English Lord, from Middle English lord, from Old English hlāford, from Old English hlāfweard, from Old English weard, from Old English ōra, from Old English ēar, from Proto-Germanic ahaz — to constrict, tighten, compress; narrow, tight;...
Ancestry of “лорд”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | Lord | "An interjection variously expressing... |
| 2 | Middle English | lord | lord; Lord |
| 3 | Old English | hlāford | lord |
| 4 | Old English | hlāfweard | lord, master, husband |
| 5 | Old English | weard | guard; guard, the action of looking out for... |
| 6 | Old English | ōra | ore, unwrought metal |
| 7 | Old English | ēar | sea, ocean; grave, earth |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | ahaz | ear |
| 9 | Proto-Finnic | ahtas | narrow, cramped |
| 10 | Proto-Baltic | anśtas | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énǵʰus | narrow, tight |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂enǵʰ- | to constrict, tighten, compress; narrow, tight;... |
Words derived from “лорд”