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Where does “hjarta” come from?

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

hjarta (Faroese): heart

Definitions

  1. heart

Ancestry of “hjarta”, step by step

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

Words derived from “hjarta”

  • hjartalækni
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