Where does “jord” come from?

jord (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse jǫrð, from Proto-Germanic erþō, from Proto-Indo-European h₁er- — earth.

jord (Norwegian Nynorsk): earth, soil, ground; ground; the earth, or the...

Definitions

  1. earth, soil, ground; ground; the earth, or the...

Ancestry of “jord”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsejǫrðearth
2Proto-Germanicerþōearth
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁er-earth

Words derived from “jord”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁er- →Every word from Proto-Germanic erþō →Every word from Old Norse jǫrð →