Where does “gigahertsi” come from?

gigahertsi (Finnish) comes from Finnish hertsi, from German Hertz, from German Herz, from Middle High German herze, from Old High German herza, from Proto-West Germanic hertā, from Proto-Germanic hertô, from Proto-Indo-European ḱḗr — heart.

gigahertsi (Finnish): gigahertz

Definitions

  1. gigahertz

Ancestry of “gigahertsi”, step by step

gigahertsi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish hertsi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhertsihertz
2GermanHertzhertz; Obsolete spelling of Herz
3GermanHerzheart; hearts; sweetheart, darling
4Middle High Germanherzeheart
5Old High Germanherzaheart
6Proto-West Germanichertāheart
7Proto-Germanichertôheart
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱḗrheart

via Finnish giga

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishgigaShort for gigatavu; Short for gigabitti
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱḗr →Every word from Proto-Germanic hertô →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hertā →