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Where does “herutaz” come from?

herutaz (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂- — head, top; horn.

herutaz (Proto-Germanic): deer, stag

Definitions

  1. deer, stag

Ancestry of “herutaz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanḱerh₂-head, top; horn

Words derived from “herutaz”

  • heart
  • hearted
  • sweetheart
  • heartfelt
  • heartbeat
  • wholeheartedly
  • Hertfordshire
  • heartland
  • disheartening
  • Hertford
  • hart
  • heartbreaking
  • heartbroken
  • heartedness
  • heartedly
  • lighthearted
  • heartbreak
  • heartrending
  • wholehearted
  • heartening
  • halfhearted
  • brokenhearted
  • kindhearted
  • heartstrings
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