Where does “beharten” come from?
beharten (Dutch) 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.
beharten (Dutch): to care about, to take to heart
Definitions
- to care about, to take to heart
Ancestry of “beharten”, step by step
beharten traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch hart
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | hart | heart, main muscle pumping blood through the... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | herte | heart; heart as seat of emotion; heart, middle |
| 3 | Old Dutch | herta | heart |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | hertā | heart |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hertô | heart |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱḗr | heart |
via Dutch be- -en
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | be- -en | Forms transitive verbs from nouns, meaning "to apply/provide (noun) to" |