Where does “hjartarfi” come from?

hjartarfi (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic arfi, from Old Norse arfi, from Proto-Germanic arbijô, from Proto-Germanic arbiją, from Proto-Indo-European h₃erbʰ- — to change allegiance, status, ownership;...

hjartarfi (Icelandic): shepherd's purse (Capsella bursa-pastoris)

Definitions

  1. shepherd's purse (Capsella bursa-pastoris)

Ancestry of “hjartarfi”, step by step

hjartarfi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic arfi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicarfiheir; chickweed, starwort; indefinite dative...
2Old Norsearfiheir
3Proto-Germanicarbijôheir
4Proto-Germanicarbijąheritage, inheritance
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃erbʰ-to change allegiance, status, ownership;...

via Icelandic hjarta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandichjartaheart
2Old Norsehjartaheart
3Proto-Germanichertôheart
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱḗrheart
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃erbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic arbiją →Every word from Proto-Germanic arbijô →