Where does “Harz” come from?

Harz comes from German Harz, from Middle High German harz, from Old High German hart, from Proto-Germanic harduz, from Proto-Indo-European kert-.

Ancestry of “Harz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanharzresin
2Middle High GermanHardt—
3Old High Germanharthard
4Proto-West Germanichard(ī)hard
5Proto-Germanicharduzhard; brave
6Proto-Indo-Europeankert-times; to weave, twist together; time
7Proto-Turkic*keŕ-to travel, tour

Words derived from “Harz”

Every word from Proto-Turkic *keŕ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kert- →Every word from Proto-Germanic harduz →