Where does “Erdschatten” come from?

Erdschatten (German) comes from German Schatten, from Middle High German schate, from Old High German scato, from Proto-West Germanic skadu, from Proto-Germanic skaduz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃- — darkness, shadow.

Erdschatten (German): shadow of the earth

Definitions

  1. shadow of the earth

Ancestry of “Erdschatten”, step by step

Erdschatten traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Schatten

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSchattenshade, shadow
2Middle High Germanschate—
3Old High Germanscatoshade, shadow
4Proto-West Germanicskadushadow
5Proto-Germanicskaduza shadow
6Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱeh₃-darkness, shadow

via German ërde

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanërdeearth
2Middle High Germanërdeearth
3Old High GermanerdaThe Earth; earth, ground, soil
4Proto-West Germanicerþuearth, world; earth, soil
5Proto-Germanicerþōearth
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁er-earth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skaduz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic skadu →