Where does “Elkhart” come from?
Elkhart (English) comes from English Hart, from Middle English hert, from Old English heorot, from Old English ford, from Proto-West Germanic furdu, from Proto-Germanic furduz, from Proto-Indo-European pértus, from Proto-Indo-European per- — passed , crossed.
Ancestry of “Elkhart”, step by step
Elkhart traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Hart
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Hart | originally a nickname from |
| 2 | Middle English | hert | A hart; A depiction of a hart, including in... |
| 3 | Old English | heorot | deer, stag |
| 4 | Old English | ford | ford |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | furdu | ford |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | furduz | ford |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pértus | crossing |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via English Elk
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Elk | An Acorn Electron computer; A member of a... |
| 2 | Middle English | elk | elk, moose (Alces alces) |
| 3 | Old English | eolh | elk UK, moose US the largest member of the deer family |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *elh | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | elhaz | elk |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁élḱis | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁el- | greyish or brownish coloration; deer, elk;... |