Where does “Herdt” come from?
Herdt (English) comes from Dutch hert, from Middle Dutch hert, from Old Dutch herth, from Proto-West Germanic herþ, from Proto-Germanic herþaz, from Proto-Indo-European kérh₃-to-s, from Proto-Indo-European kerh₃- — to burn; to praise; to burn; fire, heat.
Ancestry of “Herdt”, step by step
Herdt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch hert
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | hert | A deer, a ruminant of the family Cervidae; may... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | hert | deer; hearth, fireplace |
| 3 | Old Dutch | herth | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | herþ | hearth, fireplace |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | herþaz | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kérh₃-to-s | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kerh₃- | to burn; to praise; to burn; fire, heat |
via German hart
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | hart | hard; severe, harsh; sharply, roughly, severely |
| 2 | Middle High German | Hart | hill forest |
| 3 | Old High German | hart | hard |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | hard(ī) | hard |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | harduz | hard; brave |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kert- | times; to weave, twist together; time |
| 7 | Proto-Turkic | *keŕ- | to travel, tour |