Where does “jarðvegur” come from?

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

jarðvegur (Icelandic): soil, earth

Definitions

  1. soil, earth

Ancestry of “jarðvegur”, step by step

jarðvegur 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 vegur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicvegurway; road
2Old Norsevegrway, road; honour, distinction;...
3Proto-Germanicwēgazwave; sea
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵʰ-to bring; to transport
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁er- →Every word from Proto-Germanic erþō →Every word from Old Norse jǫrð →