Where does “jordskorpe” come from?

jordskorpe (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.

jordskorpe (Norwegian Bokmål): the Earth's crust

Definitions

  1. the Earth's crust

Ancestry of “jordskorpe”, step by step

jordskorpe 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 Nynorsk skorpe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskskorpecrust; rind; a scab
2Norwegian Nynorskskorpen—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁er- →Every word from Proto-Germanic erþō →Every word from Old Norse jǫrð →