Where does “jorderosjon” come from?

jorderosjon (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål erosjon, from French érosion, from Latin erosio, from Latin erodo, from Latin rōdō, from Proto-Indo-European Hreh₃d- — to scrape.

jorderosjon (Norwegian Bokmål): soil erosion

Definitions

  1. soil erosion

Ancestry of “jorderosjon”, step by step

jorderosjon traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål erosjon

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålerosjonerosion
2Frenchérosionerosion, weathering
3Latinerosioeating away
4LatinerodoI gnaw away; corrode
5Latinrōdōto gnaw, nibble, bite; eat or waste away, corrode, consume; erode
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanHreh₃d-to scrape

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hreh₃d- →Every word from Latin rōdō →Every word from Latin erodo →