Etymology Explorer › Old High German

Where does “hartī” come from?

hartī (Old High German) comes from Proto-West Germanic hard(ī), from Proto-Germanic harduz, from Proto-Indo-European kert-, from Proto-Turkic *keŕ-.

Ancestry of “hartī”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanichard(ī)hard
2Proto-Germanicharduzhard; brave
3Proto-Indo-Europeankert-times; to weave, twist together; time
4Proto-Turkic*keŕ-—

Words derived from “hartī”

  • Wasserhärte
  • Mohshärte
  • Härtewert
  • Härte
  • hart
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