Where does “jordbruk” come from?
jordbruk (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk jord, from Old Norse jǫrð, from Proto-Germanic erþō, from Proto-Indo-European h₁er- — earth.
jordbruk (Norwegian Nynorsk): agriculture
Ancestry of “jordbruk”, step by step
jordbruk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Nynorsk jord
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | jord | earth, soil, ground; ground; the earth, or the... |
| 2 | Old Norse | jǫrð | earth |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | erþō | earth |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁er- | earth |
via Norwegian Nynorsk bruk
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | bruk | use; farm, works, mill, factory; imperative of... |
| 2 | Middle Low German | brūk | — |
Words derived from “jordbruk”