Where does “Jóríðr” come from?

Jóríðr (Old Norse) comes from Old Norse jór, from Proto-Germanic ehwaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₁éḱwos, from Proto-Indo-European h₁oh₁ḱu- — swift.

Ancestry of “Jóríðr”, step by step

Jóríðr traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse jór

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsejórhorse, stallion
2Proto-Germanicehwazhorse; name of the E-rune
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éḱwosstallion, horse
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁oh₁ḱu-swift

via Old Norse fríðr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsefríðrlovely, beautiful, fair
2Proto-Germanicfrīdazbeautiful, lovely; beloved
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanpriHtós—

Words derived from “Jóríðr”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁oh₁ḱu- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁éḱwos →Every word from Proto-Germanic ehwaz →