Where does “hearth” come from?

Hearth comes from Middle English herth, from Old English heorþ, from Proto-West Germanic herþ, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European kerh₃-, meaning to burn or heat.

hearth (English): A brick, stone or cement floor to a fireplace or...

Definitions

  1. A brick, stone or cement floor to a fireplace or...

Ancestry of “hearth”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishherthA hearth; a place where a fire is lighted; A...
2Old Englishheorþhearth
3Proto-West Germanicherþhearth, fireplace
4Proto-Germanicherþaz—
5Proto-Indo-Europeankérh₃-to-s—
6Proto-Indo-Europeankerh₃-to burn; to praise; to burn; fire, heat

Words derived from “hearth”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kerh₃- →