Where does “hjartastillir” come from?

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

hjartastillir (Icelandic): defibrillator

Definitions

  1. defibrillator

Ancestry of “hjartastillir”, step by step

hjartastillir traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic hjarta

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

via Icelandic stillir

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