Where does “heart” come from?
Heart descends from Middle English herte, Old English heorte, Proto-Germanic herutaz, and Proto-Indo-European ḱḗr, whose original sense remains uncertain.
heart (English): A muscular organ that pumps blood through the...
Definitions
- A muscular organ that pumps blood through the...
Ancestry of “heart”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | herte | The heart; One's inner self; the mind or... |
| 2 | Old English | heorte | heart |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | hertā | heart |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | hertô | heart |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱḗr | heart |
Words derived from “heart”