Where does “fjord” come from?

fjord (Norwegian) comes from Old Norse fjǫrðr, from Proto-Norse ᚠᛖᚱᚦᚢᛉ, from Proto-Germanic ferþuz, from Proto-Indo-European pértus, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

Ancestry of “fjord”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsefjǫrðrfirth, fjord
2Proto-Norseᚠᛖᚱᚦᚢᛉ—
3Proto-Germanicferþuzinlet, fjord
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpértuscrossing
5Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “fjord”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pértus →