Where does “heorteece” come from?
heorteece (Middle English) comes from Old English heorteċe, from Old English eċe, from Proto-West Germanic *aki, from Proto-Germanic akiz, from Armenian աքիս, from Old Armenian աքիս — weasel, least weasel, "Mustela nivalis".
Ancestry of “heorteece”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old English | heorteċe | heartache |
| 2 | Old English | eċe | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | *aki | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | akiz | ache, pain |
| 5 | Armenian | աքիս | weasel, least weasel, "Mustela nivalis" |
| 6 | Old Armenian | աքիս | weasel, least weasel, "Mustela nivalis" |
Words derived from “heorteece”