Where does “hjertesvikt” come from?

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

hjertesvikt (Norwegian Bokmål): heart failure

Definitions

  1. heart failure

Ancestry of “hjertesvikt”, step by step

hjertesvikt 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 svikt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålsviktfailure; giving way, sinking; elasticity,...
2Norwegian Bokmålsvikteto fail; to give way
3Low Germanswichten—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱḗr →Every word from Proto-Germanic hertô →Every word from Old Norse hjarta →
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