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Where does “stonehearted” come from?

stonehearted (English) comes from English hearted, from Middle English herted, from Middle English herte, from Old English heorte, from Proto-West Germanic hertā, from Proto-Germanic hertô, from Proto-Indo-European ḱḗr — heart.

stonehearted (English): Hardhearted; pitiless; unfeeling

Definitions

  1. Hardhearted; pitiless; unfeeling

Ancestry of “stonehearted”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishheartedsimple past tense and past participle of heart;...
2Middle EnglishhertedHaving a specified disposition, emotion, or...
3Middle EnglishherteThe heart; One's inner self; the mind or...
4Old Englishheorteheart
5Proto-West Germanichertāheart
6Proto-Germanichertôheart
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱḗrheart

Words derived from “stonehearted”

  • stoneheartedness
  • stoneheartedly
  • stone-heartedly
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