Where does “jørð” come from?

jørð (Faroese) comes from Old Norse jǫrð, from Proto-Germanic erþō, from Proto-Indo-European h₁er- — earth.

jørð (Faroese): earth

Definitions

  1. earth

Ancestry of “jørð”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsejǫrðearth
2Proto-Germanicerþōearth
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁er-earth

Words derived from “jørð”

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