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Where does “jordbrug” come from?

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

jordbrug (Danish): agriculture

Definitions

  1. agriculture

Ancestry of “jordbrug”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishjordearth; dirt, soil; ground
2Old Danish[[iorþ]], [[iorth]]—
3Old Norsejǫrðearth
4Proto-Germanicerþōearth
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁er-earth

Words derived from “jordbrug”

  • jordbrugsforskning
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁er- →