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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Frankish | harda | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | hezdǭ | Flax fibre; tow |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱes- | to cut off, separate; to cut up, to slaughter; to... |
Words derived from “hard”