Where does “urthen” come from?

urthen (Middle English) comes from Old English eorþen, from Proto-Germanic irþīnaz, from Proto-Germanic -īnaz, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.

Ancestry of “urthen”, step by step

urthen traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English eorþen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englisheorþen—
2Proto-Germanicirþīnazearthen, made of earth
3Proto-Germanic-īnaz-en
4Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
5Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix

via Old English ierþen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishierþenmade of earth

via Old English yrþen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishyrþen—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -no- →Every word from Proto-Germanic -īnaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic irþīnaz →