Where does “jorderosjon” come from?

jorderosjon (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk erosjon, from French érosion, from Latin erosio, from Latin erodo, from Latin rōdō, from Proto-Indo-European Hreh₃d- — to scrape.

jorderosjon (Norwegian Nynorsk): soil erosion

Definitions

  1. soil erosion

Ancestry of “jorderosjon”, step by step

jorderosjon traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk erosjon

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskerosjonerosion
2Frenchérosionerosion, weathering
3Latinerosioeating away
4LatinerodoI gnaw away; corrode
5Latinrōdōto gnaw, nibble, bite; eat or waste away, corrode, consume; erode
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanHreh₃d-to scrape

via Norwegian Nynorsk jord

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskjordearth, soil, ground; ground; the earth, or the...
2Old Norsejǫrðearth
3Proto-Germanicerþōearth
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁er-earth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hreh₃d- →Every word from Latin rōdō →Every word from Latin erodo →