Where does “Jorid” come from?
Jorid (Norwegian) comes from Old Norse Jóríðr, from Old Norse jór, from Proto-Germanic ehwaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₁éḱwos, from Proto-Indo-European h₁oh₁ḱu- — swift.
Ancestry of “Jorid”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | Jóríðr | — |
| 2 | Old Norse | jór | horse, stallion |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | ehwaz | horse; name of the E-rune |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁éḱwos | stallion, horse |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁oh₁ḱu- | swift |