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

Definitions

  1. heart

Ancestry of “hert”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisianherteheart
2Proto-West Germanichertāheart
3Proto-Germanichertôheart
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱḗrheart
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱḗr →Every word from Proto-Germanic hertô →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hertā →