Where does “jörð” come from?

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

jörð (Icelandic): earth; ground; estate, tract of land

Definitions

  1. earth; ground; estate, tract of land

Ancestry of “jörð”, step by step

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

Words derived from “jörð”

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