Where does “hjarte” come from?

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

hjarte (Norwegian Nynorsk): heart

Definitions

  1. heart

Ancestry of “hjarte”, step by step

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

Words derived from “hjarte”

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