Where does “हार्वर्ड” come from?

हार्वर्ड (Hindi) comes from English Harvard, from Middle English Herward, from Old English Hereweard, from Old English weard, from Old English ōra, from Old English ēar, from Proto-Germanic ahaz, from Proto-Finnic ahtas — to constrict, tighten, compress; narrow, tight;...

हार्वर्ड (Hindi): Harvard place name, university

Definitions

  1. Harvard place name, university

Ancestry of “हार्वर्ड”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishHarvardA university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, named after John Harvard, American clergyman and philanthropist
2Middle EnglishHerward
3Old EnglishHereweard
4Old Englishweardguard; guard, the action of looking out for...
5Old Englishōraore, unwrought metal
6Old Englishēarsea, ocean; grave, earth
7Proto-Germanicahazear
8Proto-Finnicahtasnarrow, cramped
9Proto-Balticanśtas
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂énǵʰusnarrow, tight
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂enǵʰ-to constrict, tighten, compress; narrow, tight;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂enǵʰ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂énǵʰusEvery word from Proto-Baltic anśtas
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