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Where does “herte” come from?

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

Ancestry of “herte”, step by step

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

Words derived from “herte”

  • hert
  • haatelk
  • Haat
  • hart
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