Where does “herce” come from?

herce (Old French) comes from Latin herpicem, from Latin hirpex, from Latin hirpus, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰers- — stiff; surprised.

Ancestry of “herce”, step by step

herce traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin herpicem

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinherpicem—
2Latinhirpexharrow
3Latinhirpuswolf
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰers-stiff; surprised

via Medieval Latin hercia

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latinhercia—

Words derived from “herce”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰers- →Every word from Latin hirpus →Every word from Latin hirpex →