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Heer.

army (ground forces)

4 characters1 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

noun/heːr/[heːɐ̯][hɛɐ̯]
  1. army (ground forces)

    collective · in-plural · neuter · strong
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German her, from Old High German heri, from Proto-West Germanic *hari, from Proto-Germanic *harjaz, from Proto-Indo-European *ker- (“war, struggle”). Cognates include Old Norse herr (“crowd, troops”, > Danish hær (“troops”)), Dutch heer (“army”), Gothic 𐌷𐌰𐍂𐌾𐌹𐍃 (harjis, “army, host”), Old English here (“army”). Relation to Sanskrit कुल (kula, “flock, herd, family”) has been theorised. False cognate of Spanish ejército (“army”), from Latin exerceo (“I exercise, I oversee”).

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