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Herz.

heart

4 characters1 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

noun/hɛrts/[hɛʁt͡s][hɛɐ̯t͡s]

  1. heart

    also · neuter · rare

  2. hearts

    also · neuter · rare

  3. sweetheart, darling

    also · neuter · rare
Where this word comes from

PIE word *ḱḗr Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱerd- Proto-Indo-European *ḱérd Proto-Germanic *hertô Proto-West Germanic *hertā Old High German hërza Middle High German hërze German Herz From Middle High German hërze, from Old High German hërza, from Proto-West Germanic *hertā, from Proto-Germanic *hertô (“heart”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱḗr (“heart”). Cognate with Dutch hart, English heart, Danish hjerte, Gothic 𐌷𐌰𐌹𐍂𐍄𐍉 (hairtō).

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