Where does “jordmetall” come from?

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

jordmetall (Norwegian Nynorsk): an earth metal

Definitions

  1. an earth metal

Ancestry of “jordmetall”, step by step

jordmetall traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk jord

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskjordearth, soil, ground; ground; the earth, or the...
2Old Norsejǫrðearth
3Proto-Germanicerþōearth
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁er-earth

via Norwegian Nynorsk metall

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskmetalla metal
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁er- →Every word from Proto-Germanic erþō →Every word from Old Norse jǫrð →