Hierz

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Middle High German hirz, from Proto-Germanic *herutaz (“deer”). Doublet of Hirsch (“deer”), from Standard German. Cognate with Dutch hert, English hart. The contemporary sense is from shortening either of the synonym given below (which is literally “doe, female deer”) or of a form such as *Hierzkiewerlek (cf. German Hirschkäfer).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [hiə̯t͡s]

Noun

Hierz m (plural Hierzen)

  1. stag beetle
    Synonym: Hierzefrächen
  2. obsolete form of Hirsch (“deer, stag”)
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