Where does “hercia” come from?

hercia (Medieval Latin) comes from Latin hirpex, from Latin hirpus, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰers- — stiff; surprised.

Ancestry of “hercia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinhirpexharrow
2Latinhirpuswolf
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰers-stiff; surprised

Words derived from “hercia”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰers- →Every word from Latin hirpus →Every word from Latin hirpex →