van harte

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Dutch

Etymology

Literally, from the heart. The form harte is an old dative case form of hart. An even older form, still attested in Early Modern Dutch, was van harten.

Pronunciation

Prepositional phrase

van harte

  1. (idiomatic) from the bottom of one's heart, sincerely, cordially, with love

Interjection

van harte

  1. best wishes, congratulations