Where does “Erde” come from?

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

Erde (German): earth

Definitions

  1. earth

Ancestry of “Erde”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanërdeearth
2Old High GermanerdaThe Earth; earth, ground, soil
3Proto-West Germanicerþuearth, world; earth, soil
4Proto-Germanicerþōearth
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁er-earth

Words derived from “Erde”

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