Where does “hjärtskärande” come from?

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

hjärtskärande (Swedish): heart-wrenching, heartbreaking (that elicits deep sympathy or causes great grief)

Definitions

  1. heart-wrenching, heartbreaking (that elicits deep sympathy or causes great grief)

Ancestry of “hjärtskärande”, step by step

hjärtskärande traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish hjärta

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

via Swedish skärande

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