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Where does “hartenpijn” come from?

hartenpijn (Dutch) comes from Dutch hart, from Middle Dutch herte, from Old Dutch herta, from Proto-West Germanic hertā, from Proto-Germanic hertô, from Proto-Indo-European ḱḗr — heart.

hartenpijn (Dutch): heartburn, cardialgia; heartache

Definitions

  1. heartburn, cardialgia; heartache

Ancestry of “hartenpijn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchhartheart, main muscle pumping blood through the...
2Middle Dutchherteheart; heart as seat of emotion; heart, middle
3Old Dutchhertaheart
4Proto-West Germanichertāheart
5Proto-Germanichertôheart
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱḗrheart
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