herta

See also: Herta

Old Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *hertô, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱḗr.

Noun

herta n

1. heart

Inflection

Declension of herta

	Singular	Plural
nominative	herta	hertin
accusative	herta	hertin
genitive	hertin	hertno
dative	hertin	herton

Descendants

• Middle Dutch: herte, harte
  • Dutch: hart
    • Afrikaans: hart
  • Limburgish: hert
  • West Flemish: erte

Further reading

• “herta”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012

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Old Saxon

Alternative forms

• herte

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *hertô, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱḗr.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhɛrta/

Noun

herta n

1. heart
2. courage, will

Declension

Declension of herta (neuter n-stem)

	singular	plural
nominative	herta	herton, hertun, hertan
accusative	herta	herton, hertun, hertan
genitive	herten, hertan, herton	hertono
dative	herten, hertan, herton	hertun, herton
instrumental	—	—

Descendants

• Low German: Hart