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
Ancestry of “jordbruk”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | jord | earth, soil, ground; the earth, or the Earth;... |
| 2 | Danish | jord | earth; dirt, soil; ground |
| 3 | Old Danish | [[iorþ]], [[iorth]] | — |
| 4 | Old Norse | jǫrð | earth |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | erþō | earth |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁er- | earth |