Where does “jǫrð” come from?

jǫrð (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic erþō, from Proto-Indo-European h₁er- — earth.

jǫrð (Old Norse): earth

Definitions

  1. earth

Ancestry of “jǫrð”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicerþōearth
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁er-earth

Words derived from “jǫrð”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁er- →Every word from Proto-Germanic erþō →