Middle English word heere comes from Latin crescendum, Proto-Balto-Slavic *krei-, Proto-Baltic *krei-, Welsh hewr, and later Proto-Germanic *harjaz (Army. Army leader; commander; warrior.)
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| crescendum | Latin (lat) | |
| *krei- | Proto-Balto-Slavic (ine-bsl-pro) | |
| *krei- | Proto-Baltic (bat-pro) | |
| hewr | Welsh (cym) | |
| *kr- | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | |
| sincerus | Latin (lat) | Clean, pure, sound.. Genuine, sincere.. Real, natural.. Uninjured, whole. |
| *koryos | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | |
| *kóryos | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | |
| *harjaz | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | Army. Army leader; commander; warrior. |
| here | Old English (ang) | An army (especially of the enemy). |
| hyre | Middle English (enm) |