Where does “hjartaáfall” come from?

hjartaáfall (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic hjarta, from Old Norse hjarta, from Proto-Germanic hertô, from Proto-Indo-European ḱḗr — heart.

hjartaáfall (Icelandic): heart attack

Definitions

  1. heart attack

Ancestry of “hjartaáfall”, step by step

hjartaáfall traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic hjarta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandichjartaheart
2Old Norsehjartaheart
3Proto-Germanichertôheart
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱḗrheart

via Icelandic áfall

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicáfallshock, blow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱḗr →Every word from Proto-Germanic hertô →Every word from Old Norse hjarta →