Where does “hjartavöðvi” come from?

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

hjartavöðvi (Icelandic): myocardium

Definitions

  1. myocardium

Ancestry of “hjartavöðvi”, step by step

hjartavöðvi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic hjarta

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

via Icelandic vöðvi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicvöðvimuscle
2Old Norsevǫðvimuscle, calf
3Proto-Germanicwaþwôcurve; bend; muscle; calf of the leg
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwat-curved
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱḗr →Every word from Proto-Germanic hertô →Every word from Old Norse hjarta →