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): woods

Definitions

  1. woods

Ancestry of “hart”, step by step

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