Where does “hjärtfel” come from?

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

hjärtfel (Swedish): a (congenital) heart defect

Definitions

  1. a (congenital) heart defect

Ancestry of “hjärtfel”, step by step

hjärtfel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish hjärta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishhjärtaheart
2Old Swedishhiærtaheart
3Old Norsehjartaheart
4Proto-Germanichertôheart
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱḗrheart

via Swedish fel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishfelwrong, incorrect, erroneous; wrong, wrongly,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱḗr