Where does “earth” come from?
Earth comes from Middle English erthe, from Old English eorþe, from Proto-Germanic erþō, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European h₁er-.
earth (English): Soil; Any general rock-based material; The...
Definitions
- Soil; Any general rock-based material; The...
Ancestry of “earth”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle English | erthe | Earth; the world; The Earth's people or... |
| 2 | Old English | eorþe | ground; the planet Earth; dirt |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | erþu | earth, world; earth, soil |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | erþō | earth |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁er- | earth |
Words derived from “earth”