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- — to travel, tour.

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-to travel, tour

Words derived from “heard”

Every word from Proto-Turkic *keŕ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kert- →Every word from Proto-Germanic harduz →