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