Where does “jarðyrkja” come from?

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

jarðyrkja (Icelandic): agriculture

Definitions

  1. agriculture

Ancestry of “jarðyrkja”, step by step

jarðyrkja 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 yrkja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicyrkjato cultivate, to till; to compose, to write;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁er- →Every word from Proto-Germanic erþō →Every word from Old Norse jǫrð →