Where does “Hart” come from?

Hart (Middle High German) comes from Old High German hart, from Proto-West Germanic hard(ī), from Proto-Germanic harduz, from Proto-Indo-European kert-, from Proto-Turkic *keŕ- — to travel, tour.

Hart (Middle High German): hill forest

Definitions

  1. hill forest

Ancestry of “Hart”, step by step

Hart traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old High German hart

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanharthard
2Proto-West Germanichard(ī)hard
3Proto-Germanicharduzhard; brave
4Proto-Indo-Europeankert-times; to weave, twist together; time
5Proto-Turkic*keŕ-to travel, tour

via Old High German hartī

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanhartīhardness
2Proto-Germanichardīshoulder
3Proto-Germanic*hardį̄hardihood, rigidity

Words derived from “Hart”

Every word from Proto-Turkic *keŕ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kert- →Every word from Proto-Germanic harduz →