Where does “lafhartig” come from?

lafhartig (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.

lafhartig (Dutch): cowardly, frightened, craven

Definitions

  1. cowardly, frightened, craven

Ancestry of “lafhartig”, step by step

lafhartig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch hart

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

via Dutch laf

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchlafcowardly
2Middle Dutchlaf
3Proto-Germaniclaba-
4Proto-Indo-Europeanleb-to hang down loosely; lip; lick

Words derived from “lafhartig

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱḗr
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