Where does “jordeier” come from?

jordeier (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.

jordeier (Norwegian Bokmål): a landowner

Definitions

  1. a landowner

Ancestry of “jordeier”, step by step

jordeier 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 eier

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmåleieran owner; present tense of eie
2Norwegian Bokmåleieto own
3Old Norseeigato have, own; possession; property
4Proto-Germanicaigǭproperty, possessions
5Proto-Indo-Europeaneik-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁er- →Every word from Proto-Germanic erþō →Every word from Old Norse jǫrð →