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Where does “jordgubbe” come from?

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

jordgubbe (Swedish): a strawberry, from Fragaria × ananassa; a wild...

Definitions

  1. a strawberry, from Fragaria × ananassa; a wild...

Ancestry of “jordgubbe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishjordearth, soil; a rock- or sand-based unconsolidated...
2Old Swedishiorþearth, land
3Old Norsejǫrðearth
4Proto-Germanicerþōearth
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁er-earth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁er- →