Where does “jordskred” come from?
jordskred (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk jord, from Old Norse jǫrð, from Proto-Germanic erþō, from Proto-Indo-European h₁er- — earth.
jordskred (Norwegian Nynorsk): a landslide
Ancestry of “jordskred”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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 |