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Where does “earthbag” come from?

earthbag (English) comes from English Earth, from Middle English erthe, from Old English eorþe, from Proto-West Germanic erþu, from Proto-Germanic erþō, from Proto-Indo-European h₁er- — earth.

earthbag (English): A bag filled with earth

Definitions

  1. A bag filled with earth

Ancestry of “earthbag”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishEarth—
2Middle EnglishertheEarth; the world; The Earth's people or...
3Old Englisheorþeground; the planet Earth; dirt
4Proto-West Germanicerþuearth, world; earth, soil
5Proto-Germanicerþōearth
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁er-earth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁er- →