Where does “rockhearted” come from?
rockhearted (English) comes from English Rock, from English rock and roll, from English and, from Middle English an, from Old English ond, from Old English and, from Proto-Germanic andi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énti — on, onto.
Ancestry of “rockhearted”, step by step
rockhearted traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Rock
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Rock | for someone living near a rock or an oak (atter + oke) |
| 2 | English | rock and roll | A genre of popular music that evolved in the... |
| 3 | English | and | As a coordinating conjunction; expressing two... |
| 4 | Middle English | an | Alternative form of in; Alternative form of and;... |
| 5 | Old English | ond | and |
| 6 | Old English | and | and; even; also |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | andi | in addition, furthermore, and |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énti | opposite; near; in front |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énts | forehead; front |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |
via English hearted
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | hearted | simple past tense and past participle of heart;... |
| 2 | Middle English | herted | Having a specified disposition, emotion, or... |
| 3 | Middle English | herte | The heart; One's inner self; the mind or... |
| 4 | Old English | heorte | heart |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | hertā | heart |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | hertô | heart |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱḗr | heart |