Where does “Abhärtung” come from?

Abhärtung (German) comes from German abhärten, from German härten, from German hart, from Middle High German Hart, from Old High German hart, from Proto-West Germanic hard(ī), from Proto-Germanic harduz, from Proto-Indo-European kert- — to travel, tour.

Abhärtung (German): resilience, hardening, induration, toughening up

Definitions

  1. resilience, hardening, induration, toughening up

Ancestry of “Abhärtung”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanabhärtento harden, to temper
2Germanhärtento solidify, harden, become hard; to set, harden,...
3Germanharthard; severe, harsh; sharply, roughly, severely
4Middle High GermanHarthill forest
5Old High Germanharthard
6Proto-West Germanichard(ī)hard
7Proto-Germanicharduzhard; brave
8Proto-Indo-Europeankert-times; to weave, twist together; time
9Proto-Turkic*keŕ-to travel, tour
Every word from Proto-Turkic *keŕ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European kert-Every word from Proto-Germanic harduz