Where does “hjartastopp” come from?

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

hjartastopp (Icelandic): cardiac arrest

Definitions

  1. cardiac arrest

Ancestry of “hjartastopp”, step by step

hjartastopp traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic hjarta

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

via Icelandic stopp

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