herza
Old High German
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *hertā.
Cognate with Old Saxon herta (Low German Hart), Old Dutch herta (Dutch hart), 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
Declension
| case | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | hërza | hërzun |
| accusative | hërza | hërzun |
| genitive | hërzen, hërzin | hërzōno |
| dative | hërzen, hërzin | hërzōm, hërzōn |
Descendants
- Middle High German: hërze
- Alemannic German: Härz
- Bavarian:
- Cimbrian: hèrtz, hèertze (Sette Comuni)
- Mòcheno: hèrz
- Central Franconian: Hätz, Hetz (variant spelling), Hatz (Ripuarian), Herz (Ripuarian variant), Hearz (Moselle Franconian variant), Häerz
- Hunsrik: Herz
- German: Herz
- Luxembourgish: Häerz
- Silesian East Central German: Herze / Härze (Breslauisch) / Harze n
- ⇒ Silesian East Central German: / harzlich
- Vilamovian: haoc
- Yiddish: האַרץ (harts)
References
- Joseph Wright, An Old High German Primer, Second Edition