Where does “herttanelonen” come from?

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

herttanelonen (Finnish): four of hearts

Definitions

  1. four of hearts

Ancestry of “herttanelonen”, step by step

herttanelonen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish Hertta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishHerttahearts, heart playing card suit
2Swedishhjärtaheart
3Old Swedishhiærtaheart
4Old Norsehjartaheart
5Proto-Germanichertôheart
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱḗrheart

via Finnish nelonen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnelonenfour; fourth gear; F
2Finnishneljäfour
3Proto-Finnicneljäfour
4Proto-Uralicneljäfour
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱḗr →Every word from Proto-Germanic hertô →Every word from Old Norse hjarta →