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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”

  • earth
  • Earth
  • unearth
  • earthwork
  • earthing
  • earthbound
  • Eartha
  • earthshaking
  • earthwards
  • Earthman
  • earthmoving
  • earthborn
  • Earther
  • earthling
  • earthlike
  • earthshattering
  • Earthlike
  • earthmover
  • earthflow
  • Earthian
  • earthshine
  • Earthship
  • Earthport
  • earthlight
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