herðr

Old Norse

noun

Definitions

(anatomy) shoulder

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Germanic *hardī (shoulder) derived from Proto-Indo-European *kort-íh₂s.

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*kort-íh₂s

Gloss

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

*kort-íh₂s Proto-Indo-European
*hardī Proto-Germanic
herðablað Icelandic
herðar Icelandic
herðatré Icelandic
herðablað Faroese
herðar Faroese
häl Westrobothnian