The word "Herte" is spelled with a silent "h" and a long vowel sound represented by the letter "e". In IPA phonetic transcription, its pronunciation can be represented as /hɜrt/, with the "h" being silent and the "e" representing the "er" sound. This word is an archaic form of the modern English word "heart". "Herte" was commonly used in Middle English and can still be found in some Old English texts.
The word herte has Old English origins and can be traced back to the Proto-Germanic word hertô. In Old English, it was spelled heorte, and in Middle English, it became herte. The word ultimately comes from the Proto-Indo-European root kerd, meaning heart. The spelling variation herte remained in use until it evolved into its modern English form, heart.