Where does “Erdmittelalter” come from?
Erdmittelalter (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.
Ancestry of “Erdmittelalter”, step by step
Erdmittelalter 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 Mittelalter
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Mittelalter | Middle Ages; middle age; Middle-aged person or... |
| 2 | Latin | medium aevum | — |