English
Herzog
Herzog comes from German Herzog ‘duke’, from Proto-West Germanic *harjatogō ‘army leader, commander, general’, and ultimately from *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
- Germanc. 1650–presentHerzog‘duke’
- Englishtodaysame form
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
- Germanc. 1650–presentHerzog‘duke’
- Englishtodaysame form
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *dewk- ‘to pull, to draw’
team, education, production, product, touch, produce, reduce, conduct, introduction, tie, duke, reduction, introduce, toy, educate, tow, induction, tying, dolphin, duct, induce, educator, tuck, duchess, tighten, tug, conn, conducive, seduce, douche, subdue, duchy, taut, duc, redux, doge, transducer, cond, duce, untie, 127 more
Today it means
name A surname from German.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-West Germanic *togō / Herzog