Where does “hjort” come from?

hjort (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish hiorter, from Old Norse hjǫrtr, from Proto-Germanic herutaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂- — head, top; horn.

hjort (Swedish): a deer, a hart

Definitions

  1. a deer, a hart

Ancestry of “hjort”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishhiorterhart, deer
2Old Norsehjǫrtrdeer
3Proto-Germanicherutazdeer, stag
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱerh₂-head, top; horn

Words derived from “hjort”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic herutaz →Every word from Old Norse hjǫrtr →
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