Where does “hearth” come from?

hearth (Yola) comes from Middle English herte, from Old English heorte, from Proto-West Germanic hertā, from Proto-Germanic hertô, from Proto-Indo-European ḱḗr — heart.

hearth (Yola): heart

Definitions

  1. heart

Ancestry of “hearth”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishherteThe heart; One's inner self; the mind or...
2Old Englishheorteheart
3Proto-West Germanichertāheart
4Proto-Germanichertôheart
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱḗrheart

Words derived from “hearth”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱḗr →Every word from Proto-Germanic hertô →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hertā →