Where does “gersog” come from?
gersog (Uzbek) comes from Russian ге́рцог, from German herzog, from Middle High German herzog, from Old High German herizogo, from Proto-West Germanic harjatogō, from Proto-West Germanic hari, from Proto-Germanic harjaz, from Proto-Indo-European kóryos — army.
gersog (Uzbek): duke
Definitions
- duke
Ancestry of “gersog”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | ге́рцог | duke |
| 2 | German | herzog | duke |
| 3 | Middle High German | herzog | — |
| 4 | Old High German | herizogo | duke |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | harjatogō | army leader, commander, general |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | hari | army |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | harjaz | army; army leader; commander; warrior |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kóryos | war; troops; army; war, troops |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |