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Where does “stoutheartedness” come from?

stoutheartedness (English) comes from English stouthearted, 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.

stoutheartedness (English): Courage, pluck, boldness; Resoluteness,...

Definitions

  1. Courage, pluck, boldness; Resoluteness,...

Ancestry of “stoutheartedness”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishstoutheartedBrave, courageous and plucky; Stubborn, resolute
2Englishheartedsimple past tense and past participle of heart;...
3Middle EnglishhertedHaving a specified disposition, emotion, or...
4Middle EnglishherteThe heart; One's inner self; the mind or...
5Old Englishheorteheart
6Proto-West Germanichertāheart
7Proto-Germanichertôheart
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱḗrheart
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