Where does “hiorter” come from?

hiorter (Old Swedish) comes from Old Norse hjǫrtr, from Proto-Germanic herutaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂- — head, top; horn.

hiorter (Old Swedish): hart, deer

Definitions

  1. hart, deer

Ancestry of “hiorter”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehjǫrtrdeer
2Proto-Germanicherutazdeer, stag
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱerh₂-head, top; horn

Words derived from “hiorter”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic herutaz →Every word from Old Norse hjǫrtr →