Where does “hart” come from?
hart (Middle French) comes from Old French hart, from Frankish harda, from Proto-Germanic hezdǭ, from Proto-Indo-European ḱes- — to cut off, separate; to cut up, to slaughter; to...
Ancestry of “hart”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old French | hart | — |
| 2 | Frankish | harda | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | hezdǭ | Flax fibre; tow |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱes- | to cut off, separate; to cut up, to slaughter; to... |
Words derived from “hart”