Where does “jaðarrokk” come from?

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

jaðarrokk (Icelandic): alternative rock

Definitions

  1. alternative rock

Ancestry of “jaðarrokk”, step by step

jaðarrokk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic Jaðar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1IcelandicJaðaredge, margin
2Old Norsejaðarra rim, edge, selvage; the highest one, foremost...
3Proto-Germanicedarazenclosure; shelter; border, edge, rim
4Proto-Indo-Europeanedh-—

via Icelandic rokk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicrokkrock; indefinite accusative singular of rokkur
Every word from Proto-Indo-European edh- →Every word from Proto-Germanic edaraz →Every word from Old Norse jaðarr →