Where does “Erdgeschichte” come from?
Erdgeschichte (German) comes from German ërde, 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.
Erdgeschichte (German): history of the Earth; geology
Definitions
- history of the Earth; geology
Ancestry of “Erdgeschichte”, step by step
Erdgeschichte traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German ërde
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | ërde | earth |
| 2 | Middle High German | ërde | earth |
| 3 | Old High German | erda | The Earth; earth, ground, soil |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | erþu | earth, world; earth, soil |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | erþō | earth |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁er- | earth |
via German geschichte
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | geschichte | history |
| 2 | Middle High German | geschicht(e) | event, struggle, story, history |
| 3 | Old High German | gisciht | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | skehaną | to jump; spring up; to emerge; come up; happen |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱek- | to pass, happen |