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

Definitions

  1. hearts, heart

Ancestry of “hertta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishhjärtaheart
2Old Swedishhiærtaheart
3Old Norsehjartaheart
4Proto-Germanichertôheart
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱḗrheart
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱḗr →Every word from Proto-Germanic hertô →Every word from Old Norse hjarta →