Where does “hart” come from?

hart (French) comes from Middle French hart, from Old French hart, from Frankish harda, from Proto-Germanic hezdǭ, from Proto-Indo-European ḱes- — to cut off, separate; to cut up, to slaughter; to...

hart (French): cord, rope; halter

Definitions

  1. cord, rope; halter

Ancestry of “hart”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchhart—
2Old Frenchhart—
3Frankishharda—
4Proto-GermanichezdǭFlax fibre; tow
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱes-to cut off, separate; to cut up, to slaughter; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱes- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hezdǭ →Every word from Frankish harda →