English harbinger

← German Herberge (cognate)

← English harbor (cognate)

← English here (mention)

← English borrow (mention)

← Middle English herberjour (inherited)

← Middle English herbergeour (mention)

← French hébergeur (cognate)

← Old French herbergeor (derived)

← Proto-Germanic *harjaz (derived)

← Proto-Germanic *bergô (mention)

← Proto-Indo-European *ker- (root)

← Italian albergo (cognate)

← Dutch herberg (cognate)

→ English messenger (mention)

→ English harbor (doublet)

→ English herald (link)

→ English harbingership (suffix)