Where does “jaðarr” come from?

jaðarr (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic edaraz, from Proto-Indo-European edh-.

jaðarr (Old Norse): a rim, edge, selvage; the highest one, foremost...

Definitions

  1. a rim, edge, selvage; the highest one, foremost...

Ancestry of “jaðarr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicedarazenclosure; shelter; border, edge, rim
2Proto-Indo-Europeanedh-—

Words derived from “jaðarr”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European edh- →Every word from Proto-Germanic edaraz →