Where does “Häerz” come from?

Häerz (Luxembourgish) comes from Middle High German herz, from Old High German herza, from Proto-West Germanic hertā, from Proto-Germanic hertô, from Proto-Indo-European ḱḗr — heart.

Häerz (Luxembourgish): heart

Definitions

  1. heart

Ancestry of “Häerz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanherz—
2Old High Germanherzaheart
3Proto-West Germanichertāheart
4Proto-Germanichertôheart
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱḗrheart

Words derived from “Häerz”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱḗr →Every word from Proto-Germanic hertô →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hertā →