Where does “irdisch” come from?
irdisch (German) comes from Middle High German irdisch, from Old High German irdisc, from Old High German erda, from Proto-West Germanic erþu, from Proto-Germanic erþō, from Proto-Indo-European h₁er- — earth.
irdisch (German): terrestrial, earthly; worldly, mundane
Definitions
- terrestrial, earthly; worldly, mundane
Ancestry of “irdisch”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle High German | irdisch | — |
| 2 | Old High German | irdisc | — |
| 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 |
Words derived from “irdisch”