English
Herzegovina
Herzegovina comes from Serbo-Croatian Hercegovina, from hèrceg ‘duke’, and ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *togō.
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*togōreconstructed
- Proto-West Germanic, derivedc. 200–500 CE*harjatogō‘army leader, commander, general’reconstructed
- Old High Germanc. 750–1050herizogo‘duke’
- Middle High Germanc. 1050–1350herzog
- Hungarianmodernherceg‘duke’
- Serbo-Croatianmodernsame form‘duke’
- Germanc. 1650–presentHerzog
- Serbo-Croatianmodernhèrceg‘duke’
- Serbo-Croatian, derivedmodernHercegovina
- EnglishtodayHerzegovina
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*togōreconstructed
- Proto-West Germanic, derivedc. 200–500 CE*harjatogō‘army leader, commander, general’reconstructed
- Old High Germanc. 750–1050herizogo‘duke’
- Middle High Germanc. 1050–1350herzog
- Hungarianmodernherceg‘duke’
- Serbo-Croatianmodernsame form‘duke’
- Germanc. 1650–presentHerzog
- Serbo-Croatianmodernhèrceg‘duke’
- Serbo-Croatian, derivedmodernHercegovina
- EnglishtodayHerzegovina
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *dewk- ‘to pull, to draw’
team, education, production, product, touch, produce, reduce, conduct, tie, duke, introduction, reduction, toy, introduce, educate, tow, duchess, duct, educator, tuck, dolphin, tighten, tying, tug, induce, conn, conducive, seduce, douche, subdue, duchy, doge, taut, duc, redux, transducer, cond, tether, duce, untie, 126 more
through Proto-West Germanic *harjatogō ‘army leader, commander, general’
Today it means
name A historical region consisting of the southern one-fourth of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-West Germanic *togō / Herzegovina