Where does “herza” come from?

herza (Old High German) comes from Proto-West Germanic hertā, from Proto-Germanic hertô, from Proto-Indo-European ḱḗr — heart.

herza (Old High German): heart

Definitions

  1. heart

Ancestry of “herza”, step by step

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

Words derived from “herza”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱḗr →Every word from Proto-Germanic hertô →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hertā →