Where does “hjarta” come from?

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

hjarta (Old Norse): heart

Definitions

  1. heart

Ancestry of “hjarta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanichertôheart
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱḗrheart

Words derived from “hjarta”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱḗr →Every word from Proto-Germanic hertô →