heer.
a lord; master
Meaning & usage
a lord; master
De heer van dit kasteel is een mecenas van de kunsten.
a gentleman
De oude heer droeg een bruine hoed.
a cleric, notably a Catholic priest
Where this word comes from
From Middle Dutch hêre, from Old Dutch hērro, hēro, from Old High German hēriro, hērro, the comparative form of hēr (“noble, venerable”) (German hehr), by analogy with Latin senior (“elder”). The Old High German word originally meant "grey, grey-haired", and descends from Proto-Germanic *hairaz (“grey”), making it cognate with English hoar, Old Norse hárr.
an army
Where this word comes from
From Middle Dutch here, from Old Dutch heri, from Proto-West Germanic *hari, from Proto-Germanic *harjaz, from Proto-Indo-European *kóryos.
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