Where does “jarðskorpa” come from?

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

jarðskorpa (Icelandic): crust

Definitions

  1. crust

Ancestry of “jarðskorpa”, step by step

jarðskorpa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic jörð

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicjörðearth; ground; estate, tract of land
2Old Norsejǫrðearth
3Proto-Germanicerþōearth
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁er-earth

via Icelandic skorpa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicskorpacrust
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁er- →Every word from Proto-Germanic erþō →Every word from Old Norse jǫrð →
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