Where does “jorðpæra” come from?

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

jorðpæra (Scanian): potato

Definitions

  1. potato

Ancestry of “jorðpæra”, step by step

jorðpæra traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Scanian jorð

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scanianjorðearth, soil
2Old Norsejǫrðearth
3Proto-Germanicerþōearth
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁er-earth

via Scanian pæra

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scanianpæra—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁er- →Every word from Proto-Germanic erþō →Every word from Old Norse jǫrð →