Where does “jordras” come from?

jordras (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.

jordras (Norwegian Bokmål): a landslide or landslip

Definitions

  1. a landslide or landslip

Ancestry of “jordras”, step by step

jordras 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 ras

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålrasan avalanche, landslide, landslip; imperative of...
2Old Norserásrace, running; course, channel; company, host
3Proto-Germanicrēsōa running; a course; a rush
4Proto-Indo-Europeanreh₁s-to flow, rush
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁er- →Every word from Proto-Germanic erþō →Every word from Old Norse jǫrð →