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Where does “stouthearted” come from?

stouthearted (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.

stouthearted (English): Brave, courageous and plucky; Stubborn, resolute

Definitions

  1. Brave, courageous and plucky; Stubborn, resolute

Ancestry of “stouthearted”, 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 “stouthearted”

  • stoutheartedness
  • stoutheartedly
  • stout-heartedly
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