Where does “fjǫrð” come from?

fjǫrð (Old Norse) 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.

fjǫrð (Old Norse): last year, the past year; accusative singular of...

Definitions

  1. last year, the past year; accusative singular of...

Ancestry of “fjǫrð”, step by step

fjǫrð traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse fjǫrðr

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

via Proto-Germanic ferudi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicferudilast year, a year ago
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpérutilast year
3Proto-Indo-Europeanperaround; through

Words derived from “fjǫrð”

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