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Where does “heard” come from?

heard (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic hard(ī), from Proto-Germanic harduz, from Proto-Indo-European kert-, from Proto-Turkic *keŕ-.

heard (Old English): hard, harsh, austere, severe, rigorous, stern,...

Definitions

  1. hard, harsh, austere, severe, rigorous, stern,...

Ancestry of “heard”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanichard(ī)hard
2Proto-Germanicharduzhard; brave
3Proto-Indo-Europeankert-times; to weave, twist together; time
4Proto-Turkic*keŕ-—

Words derived from “heard”

  • hard
  • harder
  • hardware
  • hardness
  • Willard
  • hardwood
  • hardworking
  • hardcover
  • hardcore
  • hardback
  • hardwired
  • hardheaded
  • hardline
  • hardball
  • hardhearted
  • hardscrabble
  • hardpan
  • hardbound
  • hardboard
  • hardpressed
  • hardtop
  • microhardness
  • blowhard
  • hardheartedness
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