Where does “jordpäron” come from?

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

jordpäron (Swedish): potato

Definitions

  1. potato

Ancestry of “jordpäron”, step by step

jordpäron 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 päron

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishpäronpear; parent; the barrel of a clarinet
2Old Norseperapear tree
3Old Englishperepear
4Latinpiruma pear

Words derived from “jordpäron”

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