herza
Old High German
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *hertô, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱḗr. Cognate with Old Saxon herta (Low German Hart), Old Dutch herta, Old Frisian herte, Old English heorte (English heart), Old Norse hjarta (Swedish hjärta), Gothic 𐌷𐌰𐌹𐍂𐍄𐍉 (hairtō). The Indo-European root is also the source of Ancient Greek καρδία (kardía), Latin cor, Old Irish cride, Russian се́рдце (sérdce), Lithuanian širdis.
Noun
hërza n
- (anatomy) heart
Declension
Declension of hërza (neuter n-stem)
| case | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | hërza | hërzun |
| accusative | hërza | hërzun |
| genitive | hërzen | hërzōno |
| dative | hërzen | hërzōm |
Descendants
- Middle High German: hërze, hërz
- Alemannic German: Härz
- Bavarian:
- Cimbrian: hèrtz
- Central Franconian: Hätz, Hetz, Häerz
- Hunsrik: Herz
- German: Herz
- Luxembourgish: Häerz
- Vilamovian: haoc
- Yiddish: האַרץ (harts)
References
- Joseph Wright, An Old High German Primer, Second Edition