Where does “Hertta” come from?

Hertta (Finnish) comes from Swedish hjärta, from Old Swedish hiærta, from Old Norse hjarta, from Proto-Germanic hertô, from Proto-Indo-European ḱḗr — heart.

Hertta (Finnish): hearts, heart playing card suit

Definitions

  1. hearts, heart playing card suit

Ancestry of “Hertta”, step by step

Hertta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish hjärta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishhjärtaheart
2Old Swedishhiærtaheart
3Old Norsehjartaheart
4Proto-Germanichertôheart
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱḗrheart

via German Hertha

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanHertha
2LatinNerthusA Germanic goddess (or god) mentioned by Tacitus and associated with a ceremonial wagon procession
3Proto-GermanicNerþuzA Germanic god or goddess: Njord, Nerthus
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂nḗrman; power, force, vital energy

Words derived from “Hertta

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱḗrEvery word from Proto-Germanic hertôEvery word from Old Norse hjarta