English
hearted
Hearted comes from Middle English herted ‘having a specified disposition, emotion, or…’, and goes back to herte.
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500herte
- Middle English, derivedc. 1150–1500herted‘having a specified disposition, emotion, or attitude’
- Englishearliest quotation 2001hearted
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history not traced here.
Lineage
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500herte
- Middle English, derivedc. 1150–1500herted‘having a specified disposition, emotion, or attitude’
- Englishearliest quotation 2001hearted
Earliest quotation: 2001, Kumuda Reddy, Linda Egenes: “It is said that she is "two-hearted," which means…”
Formed from heart + -ed
Proto-Indo-European *ḱerd-
…
Proto-Germanic *hertô
Proto-West Germanic *hertā
Old English heorte
Middle English harte
English heart
Every English word from Middle English herte
Today it means
verb Having a specified kind or number of heart.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Middle English herte / hearted