Where does “jard” come from?

jard (North Frisian) comes from Old Frisian erthe, from Proto-West Germanic erþu, from Proto-Germanic erþō, from Proto-Indo-European h₁er- — earth.

jard (North Frisian): earth

Definitions

  1. earth

Ancestry of “jard”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisianertheearth
2Proto-West Germanicerþuearth, world; earth, soil
3Proto-Germanicerþōearth
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁er-earth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁er- →Every word from Proto-Germanic erþō →Every word from Proto-West Germanic erþu →