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

Definitions

  1. a landslide

Ancestry of “jordskred”, step by step

jordskred 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 skred

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskskredan avalanche, landslide, etc
2Old Norseskrið—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁er- →Every word from Proto-Germanic erþō →Every word from Old Norse jǫrð →