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Where does “Hort” come from?

Hort (German) comes from Middle High German hort, from Old High German hort, from Proto-Germanic huzdą, from Proto-Indo-European kusdʰo-.

Hort (German): shelter, refuge, haven; hoard, treasure;...

Definitions

  1. shelter, refuge, haven; hoard, treasure;...

Ancestry of “Hort”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanhort—
2Old High Germanhort—
3Proto-Germanichuzdąhidden treasure
4Proto-Indo-Europeankusdʰo-—
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