Where does “ärja” come from?

ärja (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish æria, from Old Norse erja, from Proto-Germanic arjaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₂erh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁er- — earth.

ärja (Swedish): to plough with an ard

Definitions

  1. to plough with an ard

Ancestry of “ärja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishæriato plough
2Old Norseerjato plough; to scratch, scrape
3Proto-Germanicarjanąto plough/plow
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂erh₃-to plough
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁er-earth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁er- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂erh₃- →Every word from Proto-Germanic arjaną →