name
Meaning 1
A surname from German.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
Herzog
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noun
Meaning 2
A German duke.
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History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ker-der. Proto-Indo-European *kóryos Proto-Germanic *harjaz Proto-West Germanic *hari Proto-Indo-European *dewk-? Proto-West Germanic *togō ▲ Ancient Greek στρατηγός (stratēgós)calq. Proto-West Germanic *harjatogō Old High German herizogo Middle High German herzog German Herzogbor. English Herzog Borrowed from German Herzog.
From German Herzog. Doublet of heretog and heretoga.
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