Where does “hart” come from?

hart (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch hart, from Middle Dutch herte, from Old Dutch herta, from Proto-West Germanic hertā, from Proto-Germanic hertô, from Proto-Indo-European ḱḗr — heart.

hart (Afrikaans): heart

Definitions

  1. heart

Ancestry of “hart”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchhartheart, main muscle pumping blood through the...
2Middle Dutchherteheart; heart as seat of emotion; heart, middle
3Old Dutchhertaheart
4Proto-West Germanichertāheart
5Proto-Germanichertôheart
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱḗrheart

Words derived from “hart”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱḗr →Every word from Proto-Germanic hertô →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hertā →