Where does “ard” come from?
Ard is an English word of unknown meaning derived from Norwegian ard.
ard (English): A simple plough consisting of a spike dragged...
Definitions
- A simple plough consisting of a spike dragged...
Ancestry of “ard”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Norwegian | ard | plough |
| 2 | Old Norse | arðr | plough; ard |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | arþrą | plough |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂érh₃trom | plough, ard |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂erh₃- | to plough |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁er- | earth |