Etymology Explorer › Danish

Where does “jordnød” come from?

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

jordnød (Danish): peanut

Definitions

  1. peanut

Ancestry of “jordnød”, step by step

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

Words derived from “jordnød”

  • jordnøddeolie
  • jordnøddesmør
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁er- →