Where does “Härte” come from?

Härte (German) comes from Middle High German herte, from Old High German hartī, from Proto-West Germanic hard(ī), from Proto-Germanic harduz, from Proto-Indo-European kert-, from Proto-Turkic *keŕ- — to travel, tour.

Härte (German): hardness; toughness

Definitions

  1. hardness; toughness

Ancestry of “Härte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanherte—
2Old High Germanhartīhardness
3Proto-West Germanichard(ī)hard
4Proto-Germanicharduzhard; brave
5Proto-Indo-Europeankert-times; to weave, twist together; time
6Proto-Turkic*keŕ-to travel, tour

Words derived from “Härte”

Every word from Proto-Turkic *keŕ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kert- →Every word from Proto-Germanic harduz →