Where does “hearted” come from?

Hearted comes from Middle English herted, formed from the Middle English verb herte combined with the suffix -ed, ultimately deriving from Old English heorte, which traces back through Proto-Germanic herutaz to Proto-Indo-European ḱḗr meaning heart.

hearted (English): simple past tense and past participle of heart;...

Definitions

  1. simple past tense and past participle of heart;...

Ancestry of “hearted”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishhertedHaving a specified disposition, emotion, or...
2Middle EnglishherteThe heart; One's inner self; the mind or...
3Old Englishheorteheart
4Proto-West Germanichertāheart
5Proto-Germanichertôheart
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱḗrheart

Words derived from “hearted”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱḗr →Every word from Proto-Germanic hertô →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hertā →