Where does “hjerteanfald” come from?

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

hjerteanfald (Danish): heart attack

Definitions

  1. heart attack

Ancestry of “hjerteanfald”, step by step

hjerteanfald traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish hjerte

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishhjerteheart
2Old Norsehjartaheart
3Proto-Germanichertôheart
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱḗrheart

via Danish anfald

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishanfaldattack, seizure
2Middle Low GermananvalAlternative form of aneval
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱḗr →Every word from Proto-Germanic hertô →Every word from Old Norse hjarta →