Hergjest
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Etymology edit
From her (“army”) + gjest (“guest”). Akin to Proto-Germanic *Harigastiz, found on the Negau helmet as 𐌇𐌀𐌓𐌉𐌙𐌀𐌔𐌕𐌉 (hariχasti) from around 400 BC; from *harjaz + *gastiz. Cognate with Old High German Herigast.
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Hergjest m (definite Hergjesten)
- a male given name
Usage notes edit
In modern time first attested in Norsk Navnebog by Ivar Aasen amongst suggestions to new name constructions.[1]
References edit
- ^ Ivar Aasen (1878) Norsk Navnebog, eller Samling af Mandsnavne og Kvindenavne[1] (in Norwegian Nynorsk), →ISBN, page 56