Where does “jorde” come from?
jorde (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål gjerde, from Old Norse gerði, from Old Norse garðr, from Proto-Germanic gardaz, from Proto-Indo-European gʰórdʰos, from Proto-Indo-European gʰerdʰ- — to enclose, to encircle; enclosure, fence, belt.
jorde (Norwegian Bokmål): a field; to bury; to earth or ground
Definitions
- a field; to bury; to earth or ground
Ancestry of “jorde”, step by step
jorde traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål gjerde
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | gjerde | a fence; to fence |
| 2 | Old Norse | gerði | a fenced field |
| 3 | Old Norse | garðr | a fence, wall; an enclosed space, yard; a... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | gardaz | enclosure; court, yard; garden |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰórdʰos | hedge, fence, enclosure; hedge, enclosure;... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰerdʰ- | to enclose, to encircle; enclosure, fence, belt |
via Norwegian Bokmål jord
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
via Old Norse jarða
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | jarða | — |