Where does “jordmetall” come from?

jordmetall (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.

jordmetall (Norwegian Bokmål): an earth metal

Definitions

  1. an earth metal

Ancestry of “jordmetall”, step by step

jordmetall 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 metall

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålmetalla metal
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁er-Every word from Proto-Germanic erþōEvery word from Old Norse jǫrð