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Where does “Harz” come from?

Harz (German) comes from Middle High German harz, from Old High German harz, from Proto-Germanic hartą, from Proto-Indo-European ḱerd- — heart.

Harz (German): resin

Definitions

  1. resin

Ancestry of “Harz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanharz—
2Old High Germanharz—
3Proto-Germanichartąpitch, resin
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱerd-heart

Words derived from “Harz”

  • Harz
  • harzburgite
  • harzburgitic
  • hartsi
  • kannabishartsi
  • fenolihartsi
  • hartsilakka
  • hartsaantua
  • hartsata
  • hartsittaa
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