hert

Dutch (Brabantic)

/ɦɛrt/

noun
Definitions
  • A deer, a ruminant of the family Cervidae; may occasionally be used of members of the families and in non-scientific use see derived terms.
  • Venison, the meat of a deer.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch hert inherited from Old Dutch hirot inherited from Proto-Germanic *herutaz (stag, deer) derived from Proto-Indo-European *ḱerh₂- (horn, head, top, shatter, smash, break, mix).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*ḱerh₂-

Gloss

horn, head, top, shatter, smash, break, mix

Concept
Semantic Field

The body

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

頭

Emoji
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