Where does “jordskorpe” come from?

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

jordskorpe (Danish): the Earth's crust

Definitions

  1. the Earth's crust

Ancestry of “jordskorpe”, step by step

jordskorpe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish jord

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

via Norwegian Nynorsk skorpe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskskorpecrust; rind; a scab
2Norwegian Nynorskskorpen

Words derived from “jordskorpe

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁er-Every word from Proto-Germanic erþōEvery word from Old Norse jǫrð