Where does “jord” come from?

jord (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish iorþ, from Old Norse jǫrð, from Proto-Germanic erþō, from Proto-Indo-European h₁er- — earth.

jord (Swedish): earth, soil; a rock- or sand-based unconsolidated...

Definitions

  1. earth, soil; a rock- or sand-based unconsolidated...

Ancestry of “jord”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishiorþearth, land
2Old Norsejǫrðearth
3Proto-Germanicerþōearth
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁er-earth

Words derived from “jord

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