Where does “jordbruk” come from?

jordbruk (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål jord, from Danish jord, from Old Danish [[iorþ]], [[iorth]], from Old Norse jǫrð, from Proto-Germanic erþō, from Proto-Indo-European h₁er- — earth.

jordbruk (Norwegian Bokmål): agriculture

Definitions

  1. agriculture

Ancestry of “jordbruk”, step by step

jordbruk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål jord

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmåljordearth, soil, ground; the earth, or the Earth;...
2Danishjordearth; dirt, soil; ground
3Old Danish[[iorþ]], [[iorth]]
4Old Norsejǫrðearth
5Proto-Germanicerþōearth
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁er-earth

via Norwegian Bokmål bruk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålbrukuse; farm, works, mill, factory; imperative of...
2Middle Low Germanbrūk

Words derived from “jordbruk

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁er-Every word from Proto-Germanic erþōEvery word from Old Norse jǫrð
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