Where does “hjärtklaff” come from?

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

hjärtklaff (Swedish): a heart valve

Definitions

  1. a heart valve

Ancestry of “hjärtklaff”, step by step

hjärtklaff traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish hjärta

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

via Swedish klaff

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishklaffa leaf; a key; a valve
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱḗr →Every word from Proto-Germanic hertô →Every word from Old Norse hjarta →