Where does “Mohshärte” come from?
Mohshärte (German) comes from German Härte, from Middle High German herte, from Old High German hartī, from Proto-West Germanic hard(ī), from Proto-Germanic harduz, from Proto-Indo-European kert-, from Proto-Turkic *keŕ-.
Mohshärte (German): Mohs scale
Ancestry of “Mohshärte”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | Härte | hardness; toughness |
| 2 | Middle High German | herte | — |
| 3 | Old High German | hartī | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | hard(ī) | hard |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | harduz | hard; brave |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kert- | times; to weave, twist together; time |
| 7 | Proto-Turkic | *keŕ- | — |