Where does “eer” come from?

eer (Low German) comes from Middle Low German ērde, from Old Saxon ertha, from Proto-West Germanic erþu, from Proto-Germanic erþō, from Proto-Indo-European h₁er- — earth.

eer (Low German): Alternative spelling of er

Definitions

  1. Alternative spelling of er

Ancestry of “eer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanērde—
2Old Saxonerthaearth, ground
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 →
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