Where does “fjordarm” come from?

fjordarm (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk fjord, 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.

fjordarm (Norwegian Nynorsk): an arm or branch of a fjord

Definitions

  1. an arm or branch of a fjord

Ancestry of “fjordarm”, step by step

fjordarm traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk fjord

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskfjorda fjord
2Old Norsefjǫrðrfirth, fjord
3Proto-Norseᚠᛖᚱᚦᚢᛉ—
4Proto-Germanicferþuzinlet, fjord
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpértuscrossing
6Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via Norwegian Nynorsk arm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskarmpoor, pitiful; an arm
2Old Norsearmrarm; poor, unhappy; wretched, wicked
3Proto-Germanicarmazarm; poor, miserable; pitiful, pitiable
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ermos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pértus →