Etymology of the English word heart
the English word
heartderived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kerd-derived from the Proto-Germanic root
*khertan-Derivations in English
blackheart,
greenheart,
heartbeat,
heartbreak,
heartbroken,
heartburning,
hearten,
heartfelt,
heartland,
heartrending,
heartsick,
heartsome,
heartstopper,
heartstrings,
heartthrob,
heartwarming,
heartwood,
heartworm,
lionheart,
oxheart,
purpleheart,
halfhearted,
heartache,
hearted,
heartless,
hearty,
sweetheartCognates
Danish
hjerte, Dutch
hart, French
coeur, German
Herz, German
Coeur, Gothic
hairto, Icelandic
hjarta, Italian
cuore, Latin
cor, Nynorsk
jerta, Provençal
cor, Riksmal
hjerte, Swedish
hjerta, Swedish
hjärtaUsage
Word found in Modern English
