Etymology Explorer › Middle High German

Where does “herte” come from?

herte (Middle High German) comes from Old High German hartī, from Proto-West Germanic hard(ī), from Proto-Germanic harduz, from Proto-Indo-European kert-, from Proto-Turkic *keŕ-.

Ancestry of “herte”, step by step

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

Words derived from “herte”

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