hard etymology

Middle English word hard comes from Proto-Indo-European *kret-, and later Proto-Germanic *harduz (Brave. Hard.)

Detailed word origin of hard

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
*kret- Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro)
*harduz Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) Brave. Hard.
heard Old English (ang) Hard.
hard Middle English (enm)

Words with the same origin as hard

Descendants of *kret-
-ard Rycharde bastard crele hardely hardliche herden hirsten rathe redden renden rether