Where does “Hertz” come from?

Hertz (German) comes from German Herz, from Middle High German herze, from Old High German herza, from Proto-West Germanic hertā, from Proto-Germanic hertô, from Proto-Indo-European ḱḗr — heart.

Hertz (German): hertz; Obsolete spelling of Herz

Definitions

  1. hertz; Obsolete spelling of Herz

Ancestry of “Hertz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanHerzheart; hearts; sweetheart, darling
2Middle High Germanherzeheart
3Old High Germanherzaheart
4Proto-West Germanichertāheart
5Proto-Germanichertôheart
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱḗrheart

Words derived from “Hertz”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱḗr →
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