Etymograph

English

Hartsough

Hartsough comes from German Herzog ‘duke’, from Proto-West Germanic *harjatogō ‘army leader’, and ultimately from *togō.

  1. Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*togōreconstructed
  2. Proto-West Germanic, derivedc. 200–500 CE*harjatogō‘army leader’reconstructed
  3. Old High Germanc. 750–1050herizogo‘duke’
  4. Middle High Germanc. 1050–1350herzog
  5. Germanc. 1650–presentHerzog‘duke’
  6. EnglishtodayHartsough

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Earlier history uncertain.

Lineage

  1. Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*togōreconstructed
  2. Proto-West Germanic, derivedc. 200–500 CE*harjatogō‘army leader’reconstructed
  3. Old High Germanc. 750–1050herizogo‘duke’
  4. Middle High Germanc. 1050–1350herzog
  5. Germanc. 1650–presentHerzog‘duke’
  6. EnglishtodayHartsough

The story

Americanized form of German Herzog.

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *dewk- ‘to pull, to draw’

team, education, production, product, produce, reduce, touch, conduct, introduction, tie, duke, reduction, introduce, toy, educate, duchess, tow, induction, tying, dolphin, duct, induce, educator, tuck, conn, tighten, tug, conducive, seduce, douche, subdue, duchy, doge, tether, taut, transducer, duc, redux, cond, duce, 126 more

through Proto-West Germanic *harjatogō ‘army leader’

herzog, 2 more

Today it means

name A surname from German.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-West Germanic *togō / Hartsough