Where does “hjerteformet” come from?

hjerteformet (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål hjerte, from Old Norse hjarta, from Proto-Germanic hertô, from Proto-Indo-European ḱḗr — heart.

hjerteformet (Norwegian Bokmål): heart-shaped

Definitions

  1. heart-shaped

Ancestry of “hjerteformet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålhjerteheart
2Old Norsehjartaheart
3Proto-Germanichertôheart
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱḗrheart
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱḗr →Every word from Proto-Germanic hertô →Every word from Old Norse hjarta →