Where does “hjerteskjærende” come from?

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

hjerteskjærende (Norwegian Bokmål): heart-rending

Definitions

  1. heart-rending

Ancestry of “hjerteskjærende”, step by step

hjerteskjærende 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 skjærende

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålskjærendepresent participle of skjære
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱḗr →Every word from Proto-Germanic hertô →Every word from Old Norse hjarta →