Where does “jordglob” come from?

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

jordglob (Swedish): globe (model of Earth)

Definitions

  1. globe (model of Earth)

Ancestry of “jordglob”, step by step

jordglob traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish jord

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishjordearth, soil; a rock- or sand-based unconsolidated...
2Old Swedishiorþearth, land
3Old Norsejǫrðearth
4Proto-Germanicerþōearth
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁er-earth

via Swedish glob

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishgloba globe
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁er-Every word from Proto-Germanic erþōEvery word from Old Norse jǫrð