Where does “héc” come from?

héc (Vietnamese) comes from English Hertz, 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.

héc (Vietnamese): hertz (the derived unit of frequency)

Definitions

  1. hertz (the derived unit of frequency)

Ancestry of “héc”, step by step

héc traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Hertz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishHertzAlternative letter-case form of hertz
2GermanHertzhertz; Obsolete spelling of Herz
3GermanHerzheart; hearts; sweetheart, darling
4Middle High Germanherzeheart
5Old High Germanherzaheart
6Proto-West Germanichertāheart
7Proto-Germanichertôheart
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱḗrheart

via Vietnamese héc-ta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesehéc-tahectare unit of surface area
2Frenchhectarehectare; first-person singular present indicative...
3Ancient Greekἑκατόνhundred
4Proto-Hellenichekətónhundred
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱm̥tómhundred
6Proto-Indo-Europeandéḱm̥ten
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱḗrEvery word from Proto-Germanic hertôEvery word from Proto-West Germanic hertā
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