Where does “ברייטהאַרציק” come from?

ברייטהאַרציק (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish האַרץ, 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.

Ancestry of “ברייטהאַרציק”, step by step

ברייטהאַרציק traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Yiddish האַרץ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishהאַרץheart
2Middle High Germanherzeheart
3Old High Germanherzaheart
4Proto-West Germanichertāheart
5Proto-Germanichertôheart
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱḗrheart

via Yiddish ברייט

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishברייטwide, broad; width
2Old High Germanbreitbroad, large
3Proto-West Germanicbraidbroad, wide
4Proto-Germanicbraidazbroad, wide
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱḗr →Every word from Proto-Germanic hertô →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hertā →