Where does “hard” come from?

hard (Old French) comes from Frankish harda, from Proto-Germanic hezdǭ, from Proto-Indo-European ḱes- — to cut off, separate; to cut up, to slaughter; to...

Ancestry of “hard”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frankishharda—
2Proto-GermanichezdǭFlax fibre; tow
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱes-to cut off, separate; to cut up, to slaughter; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱes- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hezdǭ →Every word from Frankish harda →