heretog

English

noun
Definitions
  • (historical) The leader or commander of an army.
  • (historical) A marshal.

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle English heretogh derived from Old English heretoga derived from *harjatogō (army leader) affix from English here (army) + English tow 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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