Where does “Jaðar” come from?

Jaðar (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse jaðarr, from Proto-Germanic edaraz, from Proto-Indo-European edh-.

Jaðar (Icelandic): edge, margin

Definitions

  1. edge, margin

Ancestry of “Jaðar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsejaðarra rim, edge, selvage; the highest one, foremost...
2Proto-Germanicedarazenclosure; shelter; border, edge, rim
3Proto-Indo-Europeanedh-—

Words derived from “Jaðar”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European edh- →Every word from Proto-Germanic edaraz →Every word from Old Norse jaðarr →
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