DANISH · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

fjord.

firth, fjord, inlet

5 characters1 syllables approx.Dansk language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈfjoɐ̯ˀ]

firth, fjord, inlet
common-gender

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Indo-European *pértus Proto-Germanic *ferþuz Proto-Norse *ᚠᛖᚱᚦᚢᛉ (*ferþuʀ) Old Norse fjǫrðr Old Danish fiorth Danish fjord From Old Danish fiorth, from Old Norse fjǫrðr (“firth, fjord”), from Proto-Germanic *ferþuz (“inlet, fjord”), from Proto-Indo-European *pértus (“crossing”).

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