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
- simple past tense and past participle of heart;...
Ancestry of “hearted”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | herted | Having a specified disposition, emotion, or... |
| 2 | Middle English | herte | The heart; One's inner self; the mind or... |
| 3 | Old English | heorte | heart |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | hertā | heart |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hertô | heart |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱḗr | heart |
Words derived from “hearted”