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==Etymology==
− It is Middle English hert, [[inh|ang|heorot|t=hart, stag, male of the red deer]], heort,^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(Hoad 1986) from Proto-Germanic *herutaz, probably literally a horned beast,^(Etymonline)^(Barnhart 1988)^(Hoad 1986) source also of Dutch hert, German [[m|de|Hirsch]] and Old Norse hjǫrtr,^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline) from PIE *keru-, an extended form of *ker-, horn, head (see [[horn]]),^(Etymonline)^(Hoad 1986)^(MWU 2024) as in Latin cervus, stag, and Welsh carw.^(Hoad 1986)^(MWU 2024)^(Collins 2023)
+ It is [[inh|enm|hert]], [[inh|ang|heorot|t=hart, stag, male of the red deer]], heort,^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(Hoad 1986) from [[gem-pro|*herutaz]], probably literally a horned beast,^(Etymonline)^(Barnhart 1988)^(Hoad 1986) source also of [[nl|hert]], German [[m|de|Hirsch]] and [[non|hjǫrtr]],^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline) from [[ine-pro|*keru-]], an extended form of [[m|ine-pro|*ker-]], horn, head (see [[horn]]),^(Etymonline)^(Hoad 1986)^(MWU 2024) as in [[la|cervus]], stag, and [[cy|carw]].^(Hoad 1986)^(MWU 2024)^(Collins 2023)
==Earliest recorded meaning==