Häert

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Middle High German herde, from Old High German *herdī, West Central German form of hertī, from Proto-West Germanic *hardī. Cognate with German Härte. The -t- in the plural after the suffix -t (as in Héicht). Compare similarly breet (“broad”) > breeden, but Breet (“breadth”) > Breeten.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [hɛˑə̯t]
  • Homophone: Häerd

Noun

Häert f (plural Häerten)

  1. hardness
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