Where does “Hardenberg” come from?

Hardenberg (English) comes from Dutch Hardenberg, from Middle Dutch herde, from Middle Dutch -e, from Old Dutch -i, from Proto-West Germanic -ī, from Proto-Germanic -į̄, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Ancestry of “Hardenberg”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchHardenberg—
2Middle Dutchherde—
3Middle Dutch-eUsed to form abstract nouns from adjectives,...
4Old Dutch-iness, -th
5Proto-West Germanic-ī-ness, -th
6Proto-Germanic-į̄-th
7Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
8Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic -į̄ →Every word from Proto-West Germanic -ī →