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; border, perimeter; boundary

Definitions

  1. edge, margin; border, perimeter; boundary

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