Where does “eorþe” come from?

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

eorþe (Old English): ground; the planet Earth; dirt

Definitions

  1. ground; the planet Earth; dirt

Ancestry of “eorþe”, step by step

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

Words derived from “eorþe”

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