Where does “harz” come from?

harz (German) comes from Middle High German Hardt, from Old High German hart, from Proto-West Germanic hard(ī), from Proto-Germanic harduz, from Proto-Indo-European kert-, from Proto-Turkic *keŕ- — to travel, tour.

harz (German): resin

Definitions

  1. resin

Ancestry of “harz”, step by step

harz traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle High German Hardt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High GermanHardt
2Old High Germanharthard
3Proto-West Germanichard(ī)hard
4Proto-Germanicharduzhard; brave
5Proto-Indo-Europeankert-times; to weave, twist together; time
6Proto-Turkic*keŕ-to travel, tour

via Middle High German harz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanharz
2Old High Germanharz
3Proto-Germanichartąpitch, resin
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱerd-heart

Words derived from “harz

Every word from Proto-Turkic *keŕ-