English
Harward
Harward comes from Middle English Herward, and goes back to Old English Hereweard.
- Old Englishc. 450–1150Hereweard
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500Herward
- EnglishtodayHarward
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Old Englishc. 450–1150Hereweard
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500Herward
- EnglishtodayHarward
A compound of here ‘army’ + weard ‘guard’
Proto-Indo-European *ker- ‘army’
Proto-Germanic *harjaz ‘army’
Proto-West Germanic *hari ‘army’
Old English here ‘army’
Every English word from Old English Hereweard
Today it means
name A surname.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Old English Hereweard / Harward