herta

See also: Herta

Old Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *hertā.

Noun

herta n

1. heart

Inflection

Declension of herta (neuter an-stem noun)

case	singular	plural
nominative	herta	herton, herta
accusative	herta	herton, herta
genitive	hertin	hertono
dative	hertin	herton

Descendants

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

Further reading

• “herta”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012

Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *hertā.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhɛrtɑ/

Noun

herta n

1. heart
2. courage, will

Declension

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

• Middle Low German: herte, harte
  • Low German: Hart, Hiärt, Hert
  • German Low German: Hart
  • Plautdietsch: Hoat

References

Köbler, Gerhard (2014), Altsächsisches Wörterbuch‎^[1] (in German), 5th edition