Where does “hjärta” come from?

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

hjärta (Swedish): heart

Definitions

  1. heart

Ancestry of “hjärta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishhiærtaheart
2Old Norsehjartaheart
3Proto-Germanichertôheart
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱḗrheart

Words derived from “hjärta

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱḗrEvery word from Proto-Germanic hertôEvery word from Old Norse hjarta
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