Where does “erde” come from?

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

erde (Middle Dutch): the Earth; soil, ground

Definitions

  1. the Earth; soil, ground

Ancestry of “erde”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutcherthaearth
2Proto-West Germanicerþuearth, world; earth, soil
3Proto-Germanicerþōearth
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁er-earth

Words derived from “erde”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁er- →