Where does “jorð” come from?

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

jorð (Scanian): earth, soil

Definitions

  1. earth, soil

Ancestry of “jorð”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsejǫrðearth
2Proto-Germanicerþōearth
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁er-earth

Words derived from “jorð”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁er- →Every word from Proto-Germanic erþō →Every word from Old Norse jǫrð →