Where does “hjortron” come from?

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

hjortron (Swedish): cloudberry. "Rubus chamaemorus"

Definitions

  1. cloudberry. "Rubus chamaemorus"

Ancestry of “hjortron”, step by step

hjortron traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish hjort

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishhjorta deer, a hart
2Old Swedishhiorterhart, deer
3Old Norsehjǫrtrdeer
4Proto-Germanicherutazdeer, stag
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱerh₂-head, top; horn

via Swedish ön

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishön

Words derived from “hjortron”

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