Etymology Explorer › Middle High German

Where does “harz” come from?

harz (Middle High German) comes from Old High German harz, from Proto-Germanic hartą, from Proto-Indo-European ḱerd- — heart.

Ancestry of “harz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanharz—
2Proto-Germanichartąpitch, resin
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱerd-heart

Words derived from “harz”

  • Harz
  • harzburgite
  • harzburgitic
  • Harz
  • hartsaantua
  • hartsi
  • kannabishartsi
  • fenolihartsi
  • hartsilakka
  • hartsata
  • hartsittaa
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱerd- →