Where does “hert” come from?

hert (Old Frisian) comes from Proto-West Germanic herut, from Proto-Germanic herutaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂- — head, top; horn.

Ancestry of “hert”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicherutdeer, stag
2Proto-Germanicherutazdeer, stag
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱerh₂-head, top; horn

Words derived from “hert”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic herutaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic herut →