Where does “hjerteinfarkt” come from?

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

hjerteinfarkt (Norwegian Bokmål): a heart attack

Definitions

  1. a heart attack

Ancestry of “hjerteinfarkt”, step by step

hjerteinfarkt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål hjerte

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

via Norwegian Bokmål infarkt

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