English

great-hearted

From great + hearted.

A compound of great + hearted

Proto-Indo-European *gʰrewd- ‘to rub’

Proto-Germanic *grautaz ‘coarse’

Proto-West Germanic *graut

Old English grēat ‘big’

Middle English greet ‘great’

English great

Middle English herte

Middle English herted ‘having a specified disposition, emotion, or…’

Today it means

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Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / great-hearted