English
herepath
Herepath comes from Old English here ‘host, army’, from pæþ ‘path, track’, and ultimately from Proto-Germanic *paþaz.
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*paþaz‘path’reconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*paþ‘path’reconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150pæþ‘path, track’
- Old English, derivedc. 450–1150here‘host, army’
- Englishtodayherepath
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*paþaz‘path’reconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*paþ‘path’reconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150pæþ‘path, track’
- Old English, derivedc. 450–1150here‘host, army’
- Englishtodayherepath
Every English word from Proto-Germanic *paþaz
Today it means
noun A wide Anglo-Saxon military road connecting burhs
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Germanic *paþaz / herepath