Where does “герц” come from?

герц (Russian) comes from German Hertz, from German Herz, from Middle High German herze, from Old High German herza, from Proto-West Germanic hertā, from Proto-Germanic hertô, from Proto-Indo-European ḱḗr — heart.

герц (Russian): hertz

Definitions

  1. hertz

Ancestry of “герц”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanHertzhertz; Obsolete spelling of Herz
2GermanHerzheart; hearts; sweetheart, darling
3Middle High Germanherzeheart
4Old High Germanherzaheart
5Proto-West Germanichertāheart
6Proto-Germanichertôheart
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱḗrheart

Words derived from “герц

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱḗr
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