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Where does “herta” come from?

herta (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-West Germanic hertā, from Proto-Germanic hertô, from Proto-Indo-European ḱḗr — heart.

herta (Old Dutch): heart

Definitions

  1. heart

Ancestry of “herta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanichertāheart
2Proto-Germanichertôheart
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱḗrheart

Words derived from “herta”

  • hartvormig
  • hooghartig
  • hartstilstand
  • hart
  • hartstocht
  • vethart
  • halfhartig
  • hartenpijn
  • hartaanval
  • hartig
  • hartigheid
  • hartinfarct
  • hartslag
  • dubbelhartig
  • hartkamer
  • hartschelp
  • harteloos
  • herte
  • harte
  • hart
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