Where does “hjerteflimren” come from?

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

hjerteflimren (Danish): atrial fibrillation

Definitions

  1. atrial fibrillation

Ancestry of “hjerteflimren”, step by step

hjerteflimren traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish hjerte

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

via Danish flimren

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishflimren—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱḗr →Every word from Proto-Germanic hertô →Every word from Old Norse hjarta →