harbinger

English

/ˈhɑːbɪndʒə/, /ˈhɑɹbɪndʒəɹ/

noun
Definitions
  • A person or thing that foreshadows or foretells the coming of someone or something.
  • (obsolete) One who provides lodgings; especially, the officer of the English royal household who formerly preceded the court when travelling, to provide and prepare lodgings.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English herbergeour derived from Old French herbergeor derived from Frankish *heriberga (army shelter, inn, lodging) derived from Proto-Germanic *harjaz (army, warrior, commander, host) root from Proto-Indo-European *ker- (army, burn, war, fire, struggle, heat).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*ker-

Gloss

army, burn, war, fire, struggle, heat

Concept
Semantic Field

Warfare and hunting

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

火

Emoji
🪖

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