Where does “hjortronsalt” come from?

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

Ancestry of “hjortronsalt”, step by step

hjortronsalt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish hjortron

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishhjortroncloudberry. "Rubus chamaemorus"
2Swedishhjorta deer, a hart
3Old Swedishhiorterhart, deer
4Old Norsehjǫrtrdeer
5Proto-Germanicherutazdeer, stag
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱerh₂-head, top; horn

via Swedish salt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishsaltsalty; salt
2Old Norsesaltrsalty, salted
3Proto-Germanicsaltazsalty
4Proto-Germanicsaltanąto salt, to pickle
5Proto-Indo-Europeanséh₂l-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic herutaz →Every word from Old Norse hjǫrtr →