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Where does “heorte” come from?

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

heorte (Old English): heart

Definitions

  1. heart

Ancestry of “heorte”, step by step

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

Words derived from “heorte”

  • heart
  • hearted
  • sweetheart
  • heartfelt
  • heartbeat
  • wholeheartedly
  • heartland
  • disheartening
  • hart
  • heartbreaking
  • heartbroken
  • heartedness
  • heartedly
  • lighthearted
  • heartbreak
  • heartrending
  • wholehearted
  • heartening
  • halfhearted
  • brokenhearted
  • kindhearted
  • heartstrings
  • downhearted
  • heartsick
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