Where does “Hertha” come from?

Hertha (German) comes from Latin Nerthus, from Proto-Germanic Nerþuz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂nḗr — man; power, force, vital energy.

Ancestry of “Hertha”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinNerthusA Germanic goddess (or god) mentioned by Tacitus and associated with a ceremonial wagon procession
2Proto-GermanicNerþuzA Germanic god or goddess: Njord, Nerthus
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂nḗrman; power, force, vital energy

Words derived from “Hertha”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂nḗr →Every word from Proto-Germanic Nerþuz →Every word from Latin Nerthus →
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