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Where does “erdbebengefährdet” come from?

erdbebengefährdet (German) comes from German Erdbeben, 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.

erdbebengefährdet (German): earthquake-prone

Definitions

  1. earthquake-prone

Ancestry of “erdbebengefährdet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanErdbebenearthquake
2Germanërde—
3Middle High Germanërde—
4Old High GermanerdaThe Earth; earth, ground, soil
5Proto-West Germanicerþuearth, world; earth, soil
6Proto-Germanicerþōearth
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁er-earth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁er- →