Where does “earthrise” come from?
earthrise (English) comes from English rise, from Middle English risen, from Old English rīsan, from Proto-West Germanic *rīsan, from Proto-Germanic rīsaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₁rey- — to arise, arise; to rise, arise; to rise; arise.
earthrise (English): The time of "day" when the Earth begins to rise...
Definitions
- The time of "day" when the Earth begins to rise...
Ancestry of “earthrise”, step by step
earthrise traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English rise
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | rise | To move, or appear to move, physically upwards... |
| 2 | Middle English | risen | to rise |
| 3 | Old English | rīsan | to rise; to seize, carry off |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *rīsan | to scale; move vertically (either up or down) |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | rīsaną | to scale; move vertically; to rise |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁rey- | to arise, arise; to rise, arise; to rise; arise |
via English Earth
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Earth | The third planet of the Solar System; the world upon which humans live |
| 2 | Middle English | erthe | Earth; the world; The Earth's people or... |
| 3 | Old English | eorþe | ground; the planet Earth; dirt |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | erþu | earth, world; earth, soil |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | erþō | earth |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁er- | earth |