Where does “helhjertet” come from?
helhjertet (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål -hjertet, from Danish hjerte, from Old Norse hjarta, from Proto-Germanic hertô, from Proto-Indo-European ḱḗr — heart.
helhjertet (Norwegian Bokmål): wholehearted
Ancestry of “helhjertet”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | -hjertet | equivalent to -hearted |
| 2 | Danish | hjerte | heart |
| 3 | Old Norse | hjarta | heart |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | hertô | heart |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱḗr | heart |