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”).
Noun
Heer m
References
- Abegg, Emil, (1911) Die Mundart von Urseren (Beiträge zur Schweizerdeutschen Grammatik. IV.) [The Dialect of Urseren], Frauenfeld, Switzerland: Huber & Co., page 24.
German
Etymology
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From Middle High German [Term?], 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
- IPA(key): /heːr/, [heːɐ̯], [hɛɐ̯]
- Rhymes: -eːɐ̯
Audio (file) - Homophones: her, hehr
- Homophone: Herr (common merger)
Noun
Heer n (genitive Heeres or Heers, plural Heere)
- army (ground forces)
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References
Further reading
- “Heer” in Duden online
Saterland Frisian
Etymology 1
From Old Frisian here, hire, from Proto-Germanic *harjaz. More at here.
Noun
Heer n
Etymology 2
From Old Frisian hēra. Compare Dutch heer; German Herr; English hoar.
Noun
Heer m
Synonyms
- Alemannic German terms inherited from Old High German
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