Where does “Hjørdis” come from?
Hjørdis (Danish) comes from Old Norse Hjǫrdís, from Old Norse hjǫrr, from Proto-Germanic heruz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱérus, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker-, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.
Ancestry of “Hjørdis”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | Hjǫrdís | — |
| 2 | Old Norse | hjǫrr | sword |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | heruz | sword, dagger |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱérus | pointed weapon; pointed stick, arrow, spear,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ker- | to cut off; to turn, bend |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |