Where does “Herz” come from?

Herz (German) comes 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.

Herz (German): heart; hearts; sweetheart, darling

Definitions

  1. heart; hearts; sweetheart, darling

Ancestry of “Herz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanherzeheart
2Old High Germanherzaheart
3Proto-West Germanichertāheart
4Proto-Germanichertôheart
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱḗrheart

Words derived from “Herz”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱḗr →Every word from Proto-Germanic hertô →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hertā →
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