Where does “hert” come from?

hert (Scots) comes from Middle English herte, from Old English heorte, from Proto-West Germanic hertā, from Proto-Germanic hertô, from Proto-Indo-European ḱḗr — heart.

hert (Scots): heart

Definitions

  1. heart

Ancestry of “hert”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishherteThe heart; One's inner self; the mind or...
2Old Englishheorteheart
3Proto-West Germanichertāheart
4Proto-Germanichertôheart
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱḗrheart
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱḗr →Every word from Proto-Germanic hertô →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hertā →