Where does “hert” come from?
hert (West Frisian) comes from Old Frisian herte, from Proto-West Germanic hertā, from Proto-Germanic hertô, from Proto-Indo-European ḱḗr — heart.
hert (West Frisian): heart
Ancestry of “hert”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Frisian | herte | — |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | hertā | heart |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | hertô | heart |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱḗr | heart |