Where does “auf Erden” come from?
auf Erden (German) comes from German Erden, from German Erde, from Middle High German erde, from Old High German erda, from Proto-West Germanic erþu, from Proto-Germanic erþō, from Proto-Indo-European h₁er- — earth.
auf Erden (German): on the face of the earth; in the world; here...
Definitions
- on the face of the earth; in the world; here...
Ancestry of “auf Erden”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Erden | plural of Erde; dative singular of Erde |
| 2 | German | Erde | soil; the ground; a world; a space to live in |
| 3 | Middle High German | erde | earth |
| 4 | Old High German | erda | The Earth; earth, ground, soil |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | erþu | earth, world; earth, soil |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | erþō | earth |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁er- | earth |