Where does “harzen” come from?

harzen (German) comes from German harz, 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.

harzen (German): to resinate to treat with resin

Definitions

  1. to resinate to treat with resin

Ancestry of “harzen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanharzresin
2Middle High GermanHardt—
3Old High Germanharthard
4Proto-West Germanichard(ī)hard
5Proto-Germanicharduzhard; brave
6Proto-Indo-Europeankert-times; to weave, twist together; time
7Proto-Turkic*keŕ-to travel, tour
Every word from Proto-Turkic *keŕ- →