Where does “heurter” come from?

heurter (Norman) comes from Old French hurter, from Frankish hūrt, from Proto-Germanic hrūtaną, from Proto-Germanic hruttōną, from Proto-Indo-European krut- — to snore, roar.

heurter (Norman): to bump

Definitions

  1. to bump

Ancestry of “heurter”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchhurterto crash into; to clatter into
2Frankishhūrta battering ram; ram; battering ram
3Proto-GermanichrūtanąTo snore; To fall, fly, move quickly
4Proto-Germanichruttōnąto snore, roar
5Proto-Indo-Europeankrut-to snore, roar
Every word from Proto-Indo-European krut- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hruttōną →Every word from Proto-Germanic hrūtaną →