Where does “eerd” come from?

eerd (Limburgish) comes from Middle Dutch āerde, from Old Dutch ertha, from Proto-West Germanic erþu, from Proto-Germanic erþō, from Proto-Indo-European h₁er- — earth.

eerd (Limburgish): earth, ground, soil

Definitions

  1. earth, ground, soil

Ancestry of “eerd”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchāerde—
2Old Dutcherthaearth
3Proto-West Germanicerþuearth, world; earth, soil
4Proto-Germanicerþōearth
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁er-earth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁er- →Every word from Proto-Germanic erþō →Every word from Proto-West Germanic erþu →