Where does “herðar” come from?
herðar (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse herðr, from Proto-Germanic hardijaną, from Proto-Germanic harduz, from Proto-Indo-European kert-, from Proto-Turkic *keŕ-.
herðar (Icelandic): shoulders
Ancestry of “herðar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | herðr | shoulder; past participle of herða |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | hardijaną | to make hard, strong; to harden |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | harduz | hard; brave |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kert- | times; to weave, twist together; time |
| 5 | Proto-Turkic | *keŕ- | — |
Words derived from “herðar”