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”

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