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Where does “jord” come from?

jord (Danish) comes from Old Danish [[iorþ]], [[iorth]], from Old Norse jǫrð, from Proto-Germanic erþō, from Proto-Indo-European h₁er- — earth.

jord (Danish): earth; dirt, soil; ground

Definitions

  1. earth; dirt, soil; ground

Ancestry of “jord”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Danish[[iorþ]], [[iorth]]—
2Old Norsejǫrðearth
3Proto-Germanicerþōearth
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁er-earth

Words derived from “jord”

  • jordskælv
  • jordnøddeolie
  • jordbrug
  • jordnøddesmør
  • jordbrugsforskning
  • jordbo
  • jordnød
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