Where does “fjord” come from?
fjord (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse fjǫrðr, from Proto-Norse ᚠᛖᚱᚦᚢᛉ, from Proto-Germanic ferþuz, from Proto-Indo-European pértus, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.
fjord (Norwegian Nynorsk): a fjord
Ancestry of “fjord”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | fjǫrðr | firth, fjord |
| 2 | Proto-Norse | ᚠᛖᚱᚦᚢᛉ | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | ferþuz | inlet, fjord |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | pértus | crossing |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |