Where does “Hätz” come from?

Hätz (Central Franconian) comes from Middle High German herze, from Old High German herza, from Proto-West Germanic hertā, from Proto-Germanic hertô, from Proto-Indo-European ḱḗr — heart.

Hätz (Central Franconian): heart

Definitions

  1. heart

Ancestry of “Hätz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanherzeheart
2Old High Germanherzaheart
3Proto-West Germanichertāheart
4Proto-Germanichertôheart
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱḗrheart

Words derived from “Hätz

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱḗrEvery word from Proto-Germanic hertôEvery word from Proto-West Germanic hertā