Where does “Hjörtur” come from?

Hjörtur (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse hjǫrtr, from Proto-Germanic herutaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂- — head, top; horn.

Hjörtur (Icelandic): deer, hart

Definitions

  1. deer, hart

Ancestry of “Hjörtur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehjǫrtrdeer
2Proto-Germanicherutazdeer, stag
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱerh₂-head, top; horn

Words derived from “Hjörtur”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic herutaz →Every word from Old Norse hjǫrtr →