Where does “herze” come from?

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

herze (Middle High German): heart

Definitions

  1. heart

Ancestry of “herze”, step by step

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

Words derived from “herze”

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