English
Hardt
Hardt comes from Middle High German hart ‘woods’, and goes back to Old High German hart ‘forest, wood’.
- Old High Germanc. 750–1050hart‘forest, wood’literally ‘hard’
- Middle High Germanc. 1050–1350same form‘woods’
- EnglishtodayHardt
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history not traced here.
Lineage
- Old High Germanc. 750–1050hart‘forest, wood’literally ‘hard’
- Middle High Germanc. 1050–1350same form‘woods’
- EnglishtodayHardt
The story
Also sometimes a spelling variant of Hart.
Every English word from Old High German hart
Today it means
name A surname.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Old High German hart / Hardt