Where does “jordklode” come from?
jordklode (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk klode, from Middle Low German klôt, from Old Saxon klōt, from Proto-Germanic klautaz, from Proto-Indo-European gelewd-, from Proto-Indo-European gley-, from Proto-Indo-European gel- — to be cold, to freeze.
jordklode (Norwegian Nynorsk): globe
Ancestry of “jordklode”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | klode | globe, world, the earth, a planet |
| 2 | Middle Low German | klôt | — |
| 3 | Old Saxon | klōt | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | klautaz | ball, lump; knob, block, cleat |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gelewd- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gley- | to glue, paste, stick together; to glue, stick... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gel- | to be cold, to freeze |