Where does “jordgubbssylt” come from?

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

jordgubbssylt (Swedish): strawberry jam

Definitions

  1. strawberry jam

Ancestry of “jordgubbssylt”, step by step

jordgubbssylt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish jordgubbe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishjordgubbea strawberry, from Fragaria × ananassa; a wild...
2Swedishjordearth, soil; a rock- or sand-based unconsolidated...
3Old Swedishiorþearth, land
4Old Norsejǫrðearth
5Proto-Germanicerþōearth
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁er-earth

via Swedish sylt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishsyltjam
2Middle Low Germansulten—
3Old Saxonsultiasaltwater
4Proto-Germanicsultijōsalty water; saltwater; brine; a saltmarsh
5Proto-Indo-Europeansal-dirty, grey; dirt, dirty; grayish, impure gray
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁er- →Every word from Proto-Germanic erþō →Every word from Old Norse jǫrð →