Where does “jordskred” come from?

jordskred (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.

jordskred (Norwegian Bokmål): a landslide

Definitions

  1. a landslide

Ancestry of “jordskred”, step by step

jordskred 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 skred

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålskredan avalanche, landslide, etc
2Old Norseskrið—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁er- →Every word from Proto-Germanic erþō →Every word from Old Norse jǫrð →