Where does “heartfelt” come from?

Heartfelt derives from English heart, from Middle English herte, from Old English heorte, from Proto-Germanic herutaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱḗr meaning heart or inner self.

heartfelt (English): Felt or believed deeply and sincerely

Definitions

  1. Felt or believed deeply and sincerely

Ancestry of “heartfelt”, step by step

heartfelt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English heart

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishheartA muscular organ that pumps blood through the...
2Middle EnglishherteThe heart; One's inner self; the mind or...
3Old Englishheorteheart
4Proto-West Germanichertāheart
5Proto-Germanichertôheart
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱḗrheart

via English felt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfeltA cloth or stuff made of matted fibres of wool,...
2Middle EnglishfeltFelted fabric or a sample or swab of it; felt; A...
3Old Englishfeltfelt
4Proto-West Germanicfeltfelt
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpilto—

Words derived from “heartfelt”

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