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
Ancestry of “jard”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Frisian | erthe | earth |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | erþu | earth, world; earth, soil |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | erþō | earth |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁er- | earth |