Where does “härad” come from?

härad (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish hæraþ, from Old Norse herað, from Proto-Germanic hīwą, from Proto-Indo-European ḱeyw-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱey- — to be lying down; to settle.

härad (Swedish): a hundred; a court district in the Swedish...

Definitions

  1. a hundred; a court district in the Swedish...

Ancestry of “härad”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishhæraþ—
2Old Norseheraðdistrict; country
3Proto-Germanichīwąmarriage
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱeyw-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱey-to be lying down; to settle

Words derived from “härad”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱeyw- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hīwą →