Where does “smaragdr” come from?

smaragdr (Old Norse) comes from Latin smaragdus, from Ancient Greek σμάραγδος, from Proto-Semitic bariq- — lightning.

Ancestry of “smaragdr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsmaragdusemerald
2Ancient Greekσμάραγδοςemerald
3Proto-Semiticbariq-lightning

Words derived from “smaragdr”

Every word from Proto-Semitic bariq- →Every word from Ancient Greek σμάραγδος →Every word from Latin smaragdus →