myEtymology.com: Norwegian etymology of fjord

Etymology of the Norwegian word fjord

the Norwegian word fjord

derived from the Old Norse word fjorthr

derived from the Old Norse word fjördhr

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *per-

derived from the Old Norse word fjörðr

English fjord, French fjord

Danish fjord, Dutch fjord, English firth, French fiord, German Förde, Icelandic fjördur, Swedish fjord