Where does “fiord” come from?

fiord (Romanian) comes from French fjord, from Norwegian fjord, 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.

fiord (Romanian): fjord

Definitions

  1. fjord

Ancestry of “fiord”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchfjordfjord
2Norwegianfjord—
3Old Norsefjǫrðrfirth, fjord
4Proto-Norseᚠᛖᚱᚦᚢᛉ—
5Proto-Germanicferþuzinlet, fjord
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpértuscrossing
7Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pértus →
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