Where does “jordmor” come from?

jordmor (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.

jordmor (Norwegian Bokmål): a midwife

Definitions

  1. a midwife

Ancestry of “jordmor”, step by step

jordmor 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 mør

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålmørtender
2Norwegian Bokmålmodersynonym of mor
3Old Norsemóðirmother
4Proto-Germanicmōdērmother
5Proto-Indo-Europeanméh₂tērmother
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁er- →Every word from Proto-Germanic erþō →Every word from Old Norse jǫrð →