Where does “erthequake” come from?

erthequake (Middle English) comes from Middle English erthe, from Old English eorþe, from Proto-West Germanic erþu, from Proto-Germanic erþō, from Proto-Indo-European h₁er- — earth.

erthequake (Middle English): An earthquake shaking of the ground

Definitions

  1. An earthquake shaking of the ground

Ancestry of “erthequake”, step by step

erthequake traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle English erthe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishertheEarth; the world; The Earth's people or...
2Old Englisheorþeground; the planet Earth; dirt
3Proto-West Germanicerþuearth, world; earth, soil
4Proto-Germanicerþōearth
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁er-earth

via Middle English quaken

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishquakenTo tremble with fear or anger; To tremble from...
2Old Englishcwacianto quake
3Proto-Germanickwakōnąto shake, quiver, tremble; to croak
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷog-to shake, swing

Words derived from “erthequake”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁er- →Every word from Proto-Germanic erþō →Every word from Proto-West Germanic erþu →
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