Where does “hjarta” come from?

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

hjarta (Norwegian Nynorsk): heart; plural definite of hjarte; brave

Definitions

  1. heart; plural definite of hjarte; brave

Ancestry of “hjarta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehjartaheart
2Proto-Germanichertôheart
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱḗrheart

Words derived from “hjarta”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱḗr →Every word from Proto-Germanic hertô →Every word from Old Norse hjarta →