Where does “erian” come from?

erian (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic *arjan, from Proto-Germanic arjaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₂erh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁er- — earth.

erian (Old English): to plough

Definitions

  1. to plough

Ancestry of “erian”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*arjanto plough, plow
2Proto-Germanicarjanąto plough/plow
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂erh₃-to plough
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁er-earth

Words derived from “erian”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁er- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂erh₃- →Every word from Proto-Germanic arjaną →