Where does “megahurt” come from?
megahurt (English) comes from English megahertz, from English Hertz, from German Hertz, from German Herz, from Middle High German herze, from Old High German herza, from Proto-West Germanic hertā, from Proto-Germanic hertô — heart.
megahurt (English): megahertz; A hypothetical unit for measuring pain...
Definitions
- megahertz; A hypothetical unit for measuring pain...
Ancestry of “megahurt”, step by step
megahurt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English megahertz
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | megahertz | A unit equal to one million cycles per second |
| 2 | English | Hertz | Alternative letter-case form of hertz |
| 3 | German | Hertz | hertz; Obsolete spelling of Herz |
| 4 | German | Herz | heart; hearts; sweetheart, darling |
| 5 | Middle High German | herze | heart |
| 6 | Old High German | herza | heart |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | hertā | heart |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | hertô | heart |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱḗr | heart |