Where does “hjortronsylt” come from?

hjortronsylt (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.

hjortronsylt (Swedish): cloudberry jam

Definitions

  1. cloudberry jam

Ancestry of “hjortronsylt”, step by step

hjortronsylt 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 sylt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishsyltjam
2Middle Low Germansulten—
3Old Saxonsultiasaltwater
4Proto-Germanicsultijōsalty water; saltwater; brine; a saltmarsh
5Proto-Indo-Europeansal-dirty, grey; dirt, dirty; grayish, impure gray
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic herutaz →Every word from Old Norse hjǫrtr →