Where does “erte” come from?

erte (West Flemish) comes from Middle Dutch herte, from Old Dutch herta, from Proto-West Germanic hertā, from Proto-Germanic hertô, from Proto-Indo-European ḱḗr — heart.

erte (West Flemish): heart

Definitions

  1. heart

Ancestry of “erte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchherteheart; heart as seat of emotion; heart, middle
2Old Dutchhertaheart
3Proto-West Germanichertāheart
4Proto-Germanichertôheart
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱḗrheart
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