Where does “hurtig” come from?
hurtig (German) comes from Middle High German hurt, from Frankish hurd, from English herd, from Dutch hert, from Middle Dutch hert, from Old Dutch herth, from Proto-West Germanic herþ, from Proto-Germanic herþaz — to burn; to praise; to burn; fire, heat.
hurtig (German): fast
Definitions
- fast
Ancestry of “hurtig”, step by step
hurtig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle High German hurt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | hurt | — |
| 2 | Frankish | hurd | — |
| 3 | English | herd | A number of domestic animals assembled together... |
| 4 | Dutch | hert | A deer, a ruminant of the family Cervidae; may... |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | hert | deer; hearth, fireplace |
| 6 | Old Dutch | herth | — |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | herþ | hearth, fireplace |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | herþaz | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kérh₃-to-s | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | kerh₃- | to burn; to praise; to burn; fire, heat |