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
Ancestry of “jarðskorpa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Icelandic | jörð | earth; ground; estate, tract of land |
| 2 | Old Norse | jǫrð | earth |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | erþō | earth |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁er- | earth |