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Where does “irthe” come from?

irthe (Old Frisian) comes from Proto-Germanic erþō, from Proto-Indo-European h₁er- — earth.

irthe (Old Frisian): earth

Definitions

  1. earth

Ancestry of “irthe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicerþōearth
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁er-earth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁er- →