Where does “hers” come from?

hers (Welsh) comes from English hearse, from Middle English herse, from Old French herce, from Latin herpicem, from Latin hirpex, from Latin hirpus, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰers- — stiff; surprised.

hers (Welsh): hearse (vehicle for transporting the dead)

Definitions

  1. hearse (vehicle for transporting the dead)

Ancestry of “hers”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhearseA hind in the second year of her age; A...
2Middle Englishherse—
3Old Frenchherce—
4Latinherpicem—
5Latinhirpexharrow
6Latinhirpuswolf
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰers-stiff; surprised
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰers- →Every word from Latin hirpus →Every word from Latin hirpex →