Etymograph

English

herepath

Herepath comes from Old English here ‘host, army’, from pæþ ‘path, track’, and ultimately from Proto-Germanic *paþaz.

  1. Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*paþaz1‘path’reconstructed
  2. Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*paþ1‘path’reconstructed
  3. Old Englishc. 450–1150pæþ2‘path, track’
  4. Old Englishc. 450–1150here2‘host, army’
  5. Englishtodayherepath2

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, Old English pæþ
  2. 2 Wiktionary, English herepath

Lineage

  1. Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*paþazWiktionary, Old English pæþ‘path’reconstructed
  2. Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*paþWiktionary, Old English pæþ‘path’reconstructed
  3. Old Englishc. 450–1150pæþWiktionary, English herepath‘path, track’
  4. Old Englishc. 450–1150hereWiktionary, English herepath‘host, army’
  5. EnglishtodayherepathWiktionary, English herepath

Every English word from Proto-Germanic *paþaz

Today it means

noun A wide Anglo-Saxon military road connecting burhs

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “herepath”; the older steps come from the Wiktionary entry for Old English pæþ. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

Etymograph / Proto-Germanic *paþaz / herepath

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