Where does “hjerte” come from?

hjerte (Danish) comes from Old Norse hjarta, from Proto-Germanic hertô, from Proto-Indo-European ḱḗr — heart.

hjerte (Danish): heart

Definitions

  1. heart

Ancestry of “hjerte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehjartaheart
2Proto-Germanichertôheart
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱḗrheart

Words derived from “hjerte”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱḗr →Every word from Proto-Germanic hertô →Every word from Old Norse hjarta →
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