héraut
French
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Old French heraut, from Frankish *heriwald, from *heri (“army”) + *wald (“reigning; ruling”) from Proto-Germanic *harjawaldaz, a compound consisting of Proto-Indo-European *ker- (“army”) + *h₂welh₁- (“to be strong”). Compare Walter, which has these elements reversed. Doublet of faraud.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (aspirated h) IPA(key): /e.ʁo/
Audio: (file) - Homophones: héros, Héraud, Hérault
Noun
[edit]héraut m (plural hérauts)
Related terms
[edit]In contrast to héraut itself, the terms with the Latinate stem hérald- have a mute h-.
Further reading
[edit]- “héraut”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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- French terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- French terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *ker-
- French terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *h₂welh₁- (rule)
- French terms inherited from Old French
- French terms derived from Old French
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- French terms derived from Proto-Germanic
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