Where does “erja” come from?

erja (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic arjaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₂erh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁er- — earth.

erja (Old Norse): to plough; to scratch, scrape

Definitions

  1. to plough; to scratch, scrape

Ancestry of “erja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicarjanąto plough/plow
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂erh₃-to plough
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁er-earth

Words derived from “erja”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁er- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂erh₃- →Every word from Proto-Germanic arjaną →
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