Where does “fjärd” come from?

fjärd (Swedish) comes 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.

fjärd (Swedish): more or less open body of water in an archipelago

Definitions

  1. more or less open body of water in an archipelago

Ancestry of “fjärd”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsefjǫrðrfirth, fjord
2Proto-Norseᚠᛖᚱᚦᚢᛉ—
3Proto-Germanicferþuzinlet, fjord
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpértuscrossing
5Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “fjärd”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pértus →