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Where does “hūrt” come from?

hūrt (Frankish) comes from Proto-Germanic hrūtaną, from Proto-Germanic hruttōną, from Proto-Indo-European krut- — to snore, roar.

hūrt (Frankish): a battering ram; ram; battering ram

Definitions

  1. a battering ram; ram; battering ram

Ancestry of “hūrt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-GermanichrūtanąTo snore; To fall, fly, move quickly
2Proto-Germanichruttōnąto snore, roar
3Proto-Indo-Europeankrut-to snore, roar

Words derived from “hūrt”

  • urtare
  • urtacchiare
  • urtamento
  • urtatore
  • heurtoir
  • entre-heurter
  • heurter
  • hurter
  • heurter
  • heurter
  • urtar
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