Heer
Alemannic German
Etymology
From Old High German hērro (“master”), comparative of hēr (“gray-haired, old; noble, venerable”), from Proto-Germanic *hairaz (“gray; aged, old, distinguished”). Cognate with German Herr (“Mr.; gentleman; master; Lord”), Dutch heer (“lord, master; gentleman”), English hoar (“greyish-white; antiquity”), Scottish Gaelic ciar (“swarthy, dark; gloomy, depressed”).
References
- “Heer” in Abegg, Emil, (1911) Die Mundart von Urseren (Beiträge zur Schweizerdeutschen Grammatik. IV.) [The Dialect of Urseren], Frauenfeld, Switzerland: Huber & co., page 24.
German
Etymology
From Old High German heri, from Proto-Germanic *harjaz, from Proto-Indo-European *ker- (“war, struggle”). Cognates include Old Norse herr (“crowd, troops”) (> Danish hær (“troops”)), Gothic 𐌷𐌰𐍂𐌾𐌹𐍃 (harjis, “army, host”). Relation to Sanskrit कुल (kula, “flock, herd, family”) has been theorised [1].
Pronunciation
Declension
Synonyms
- Landstreitkräfte
Derived terms
- Bundesheer (Austrian)
- Heerbann
- Heeresameise
- Heereszug
- Heerführer
- Heerlager
- Heerschar
- Heerstraße
- verheeren
See also
Saterland Frisian
Etymology 1
From Old Frisian here, hire, from Proto-Germanic *harjaz. More at here.
Etymology 2
From Old Frisian hēra. Compare Dutch heer; German Herr; English hoar.