Where does “herta” come from?

herta (Old High German) comes from Proto-Germanic herdō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱerdʰ- — herd, row; file, row, herd.

herta (Old High German): herd

Definitions

  1. herd

Ancestry of “herta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicherdōherd
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱerdʰ-herd, row; file, row, herd
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱerdʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic herdō →