Where does “hearse” come from?

Hearse comes from Middle English hers, from Middle English heres, from Latin hercia, from Latin herpicem, from Latin ars, from Latin artus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂er-.

hearse (English): A hind in the second year of her age; A...

Definitions

  1. A hind in the second year of her age; A...

Ancestry of “hearse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishherse—
2Old Frenchherce—
3Latinherpicem—
4Latinhirpexharrow
5Latinhirpuswolf
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰers-stiff; surprised

Words derived from “hearse”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰers- →Every word from Latin hirpus →Every word from Latin hirpex →