Where does “jarðskjálvti” come from?
jarðskjálvti (Faroese) comes from Faroese jørð, from Old Norse jǫrð, from Proto-Germanic erþō, from Proto-Indo-European h₁er- — earth.
jarðskjálvti (Faroese): earthquake
Ancestry of “jarðskjálvti”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Faroese | jørð | earth |
| 2 | Old Norse | jǫrð | earth |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | erþō | earth |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁er- | earth |