Where does “überirdisch” come from?

überirdisch (German) comes from German irdisch, from Middle High German irdisch, from Old High German irdisc, from Old High German erda, from Proto-West Germanic erþu, from Proto-Germanic erþō, from Proto-Indo-European h₁er- — earth.

überirdisch (German): above ground

Definitions

  1. above ground

Ancestry of “überirdisch”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanirdischterrestrial, earthly; worldly, mundane
2Middle High Germanirdisch—
3Old High Germanirdisc—
4Old High GermanerdaThe Earth; earth, ground, soil
5Proto-West Germanicerþuearth, world; earth, soil
6Proto-Germanicerþōearth
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁er-earth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁er- →Every word from Proto-Germanic erþō →Every word from Proto-West Germanic erþu →
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