English

lowhearted

From low + hearted.

A compound of low + hearted

Proto-Indo-European *legʰ- ‘to lie’

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Proto-Germanic *ligjaną ‘to lie’

Proto-Germanic *lēgaz ‘low’

Old Norse lágr

Middle English lāh

English low

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 / lowhearted