Where does “heurter” come from?

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

heurter (French): to strike, hit; to clash, conflict with; to...

Definitions

  1. to strike, hit; to clash, conflict with; to...

Ancestry of “heurter”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchheurterto collide
2Old Frenchhurterto crash into; to clatter into
3Frankishhūrta battering ram; ram; battering ram
4Proto-GermanichrūtanąTo snore; To fall, fly, move quickly
5Proto-Germanichruttōnąto snore, roar
6Proto-Indo-Europeankrut-to snore, roar

Words derived from “heurter”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European krut- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hruttōną →Every word from Proto-Germanic hrūtaną →