Etymology

Asgard

A1S1G2A1R1D2

Today it means: Any of the kingdom Promethearchaeati of archaea that contain eukaryotic signature proteins. Full definition →

Old Norse Ásgarðr ← Proto-Germanic *gardaz ← Proto-Indo-European *gʰórdʰos
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Asgard · proper noun1

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ems-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂émsus
  3. Proto-Germanic*ansuz
  4. Proto-Norse*ᚨᛊᚢᛉ (*asuʀ)
  5. Old Norseáss
  6. Proto-Indo-European*gʰerdʰ-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*gʰórdʰos
  8. Proto-Germanic*gardaz
  9. Old Norsegarðr
  10. Old NorseÁsgarðr
  11. English todayAsgard

Learned borrowing from Old Norse Ásgarðr. Agartha may be a corruption of this.

Asgard · noun2

  1. taxonomic name · borrowed fromAsgard
  2. English todayAsgard

Borrowed from taxonomic name Asgard.

Words from the same roots

Old NorseÁsgarðr all →

Agartha

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