Where does “harhjärtad” come from?

harhjärtad (Swedish) comes from Swedish hare, from Old Swedish hari, from Old Norse hari, from Germanic *hesô.

harhjärtad (Swedish): chicken-hearted

Definitions

  1. chicken-hearted

Ancestry of “harhjärtad”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishharehare
2Old Swedishharihare
3Old Norsehari—
4Germanic*hesô—
Every word from Germanic *hesô →Every word from Old Norse hari →Every word from Old Swedish hari →
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