Where does “herz” come from?

herz (Middle High German) comes from Old High German herza, from Proto-West Germanic hertā, from Proto-Germanic hertô, from Proto-Indo-European ḱḗr — heart.

Ancestry of “herz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanherzaheart
2Proto-West Germanichertāheart
3Proto-Germanichertôheart
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱḗrheart

Words derived from “herz”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱḗr →Every word from Proto-Germanic hertô →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hertā →