Where does “hjertemuskel” come from?

hjertemuskel (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål muskel, from Latin mūsculus, from Ancient Greek μῦς, from Proto-Hellenic *mū́s, from Proto-Indo-Iranian múHs, from Proto-Indo-European múh₂s — mouse.

hjertemuskel (Norwegian Bokmål): cardiac muscle or myocardium

Definitions

  1. cardiac muscle or myocardium

Ancestry of “hjertemuskel”, step by step

hjertemuskel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål muskel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålmuskela muscle
2Latinmūsculusa small mouse
3Ancient Greekμῦςmouse; A type of mussel; A type of whale
4Proto-Hellenic*mū́s—
5Proto-Indo-IranianmúHsmouse
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmúh₂smouse

via Norwegian Bokmål hjerte

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålhjerteheart
2Old Norsehjartaheart
3Proto-Germanichertôheart
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱḗrheart
Every word from Proto-Indo-European múh₂s →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian múHs →Every word from Proto-Hellenic *mū́s →