Where does “hjara” come from?
hjara (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse hjara, from Proto-Germanic herzô, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱerd-.
hjara (Icelandic): hinge; to vegetate; inflection of hjari:
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Definitions
- hinge; to vegetate; inflection of hjari:
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Ancestry of “hjara”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | hjara | hinge |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | herzô | hinge, door-hinge |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ḱerd- | — |