fjord

A fjord in Aurland, Sogn og Fjordane, Norway

Meaning

Noun

Origin

  • Borrowed from Norwegian fjord, from Old Norse fjǫrðr, from Proto-Germanic *ferþu, *ferþuz, from Proto-Indo-European *pértus, from *per- + *-tus. firth, ford, and port.

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