Where does “hart” come from?
Hart comes from Middle English hert, from Old English heorte, from Proto-Germanic herutaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱḗr, the organ of emotion and thought.
hart (English): A male deer, especially the male of the red deer...
Definitions
- A male deer, especially the male of the red deer...
Ancestry of “hart”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | hert | A hart; A depiction of a hart, including in... |
| 2 | Old English | heorot | deer, stag |
| 3 | Old English | ford | ford |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | furdu | ford |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | furduz | ford |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pértus | crossing |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |