Where does “jarðhæð” come from?

jarðhæð (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic hæð, from Old Norse hæð, from Proto-Germanic hauhiþō, from Proto-Germanic hauhaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱewk- — flare up, glow; white; to glow, burn, lighten.

jarðhæð (Icelandic): ground floor, US first floor

Definitions

  1. ground floor, US first floor

Ancestry of “jarðhæð”, step by step

jarðhæð traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic hæð

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandichæðhill, hillock; height; altitude
2Old Norsehæðheight
3Proto-Germanichauhiþōheight
4Proto-Germanichauhazhigh
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱewk-flare up, glow; white; to glow, burn, lighten

via Icelandic jörð

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicjörðearth; ground; estate, tract of land
2Old Norsejǫrðearth
3Proto-Germanicerþōearth
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁er-earth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱewk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hauhaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic hauhiþō →