Where does “Njørður” come from?

Njørður (Faroese) comes from Old Norse Njǫrðr, from Proto-Germanic Nerþuz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂nḗr — man; power, force, vital energy.

Ancestry of “Njørður”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old NorseNjǫrðrNjord, the father of Freyr and Freya
2Proto-GermanicNerþuzA Germanic god or goddess: Njord, Nerthus
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂nḗrman; power, force, vital energy
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂nḗr →Every word from Proto-Germanic Nerþuz →Every word from Old Norse Njǫrðr →