Where does “hert” come from?

hert (Alemannic German) comes from Middle High German Hart, from Old High German hart, from Proto-West Germanic hard(ī), from Proto-Germanic harduz, from Proto-Indo-European kert-, from Proto-Turkic *keŕ- — to travel, tour.

hert (Alemannic German): hard

Definitions

  1. hard

Ancestry of “hert”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High GermanHarthill forest
2Old High Germanharthard
3Proto-West Germanichard(ī)hard
4Proto-Germanicharduzhard; brave
5Proto-Indo-Europeankert-times; to weave, twist together; time
6Proto-Turkic*keŕ-to travel, tour
Every word from Proto-Turkic *keŕ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kert- →Every word from Proto-Germanic harduz →