Where does “earthwardly” come from?
earthwardly (English) comes from English earthward, from Middle English ertheward, from Middle English erthe, from Old English eorþe, from Proto-West Germanic erþu, from Proto-Germanic erþō, from Proto-Indo-European h₁er- — earth.
earthwardly (English): Toward the earth
Definitions
- Toward the earth
Ancestry of “earthwardly”, step by step
earthwardly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English earthward
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | earthward | Towards or in the direction of the earth |
| 2 | Middle English | ertheward | }} The surface of the Earth |
| 3 | Middle English | erthe | Earth; the world; The Earth's people or... |
| 4 | Old English | eorþe | ground; the planet Earth; dirt |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | erþu | earth, world; earth, soil |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | erþō | earth |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁er- | earth |