Where does “hjärtmussla” come from?

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

hjärtmussla (Swedish): cockle, member of the family Cardiidae (in particular the common cockle, Cerastoderma edule)

Definitions

  1. cockle, member of the family Cardiidae (in particular the common cockle, Cerastoderma edule)

Ancestry of “hjärtmussla”, step by step

hjärtmussla traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish hjärta

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

via Swedish mussla

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishmusslaa bivalve
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱḗr →Every word from Proto-Germanic hertô →Every word from Old Norse hjarta →