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

Definitions

  1. earthquake

Ancestry of “jarðskjálvti”, step by step

jarðskjálvti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Faroese jørð

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesejørðearth
2Old Norsejǫrðearth
3Proto-Germanicerþōearth
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁er-earth

via Faroese skjálvti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroeseskjálvtitremor
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁er- →Every word from Proto-Germanic erþō →Every word from Old Norse jǫrð →