English
jarldom
Jarldom comes from Old Norse jarl ‘a highborn, noble man or warrior’, and goes back to Proto-Germanic *erlaz.
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*erlaz‘man, nobleman’reconstructed
- Proto-Norsec. 200–800 CEerilaʀtransliteratedrunes ᛖᚱᛁᛚᚨᛉ‘earl, jarl, nobleman’reconstructed
- Old Norsec. 800–1350jarl‘a highborn, noble man or warrior’
- English1500–presentsame form
- Englishtodayjarldom
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*erlaz‘man, nobleman’reconstructed
- Proto-Norsec. 200–800 CEerilaʀtransliteratedrunes ᛖᚱᛁᛚᚨᛉ‘earl, jarl, nobleman’reconstructed
- Old Norsec. 800–1350jarl‘a highborn, noble man or warrior’
- English1500–presentsame form
- Englishtodayjarldom
A compound of jarl + -dom
Proto-Germanic *erlaz ‘man, nobleman’
Proto-Norse erilaz ‘earl, jarl, nobleman’
Old Norse jarl ‘a highborn, noble man or warrior’
English jarl
Linked words
through Proto-Germanic *erlaz ‘man, nobleman’
Today it means
noun The status or office of a jarl (Scandinavian nobleman).
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Germanic *erlaz / jarldom