Where does “jordrotasjon” come from?

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

jordrotasjon (Norwegian Nynorsk): rotation of the Earth

Definitions

  1. rotation of the Earth

Ancestry of “jordrotasjon”, step by step

jordrotasjon 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 rotasjon

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskrotasjonrotation
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁er-Every word from Proto-Germanic erþōEvery word from Old Norse jǫrð