Where does “Herz” come from?

Herz (Hunsrik) comes from Central Franconian Hätz, from Middle High German herze, from Old High German herza, from Proto-West Germanic hertā, from Proto-Germanic hertô, from Proto-Indo-European ḱḗr — heart.

Herz (Hunsrik): heart

Definitions

  1. heart

Ancestry of “Herz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Central FranconianHätzheart
2Middle High Germanherzeheart
3Old High Germanherzaheart
4Proto-West Germanichertāheart
5Proto-Germanichertôheart
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱḗrheart
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱḗr →Every word from Proto-Germanic hertô →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hertā →