Where does “jarðarför” come from?

jarðarför (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic för, from Old Norse fǫr, from Proto-Germanic furhs, from Proto-Indo-European perḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

jarðarför (Icelandic): funeral

Definitions

  1. funeral

Ancestry of “jarðarför”, step by step

jarðarför traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic för

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicföra journey, a trip, a voyage; inflection of...
2Old Norsefǫrjourney; attack, assault; fate
3Proto-Germanicfurhsfurrow
4Proto-Indo-Europeanperḱ-colored; motley; to open, rip up
5Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via Icelandic jörð

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicjörðearth; ground; estate, tract of land
2Old Norsejǫrðearth
3Proto-Germanicerþōearth
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁er-earth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European perḱ- →