Where does “erda” come from?

erda (Old High German) comes from Proto-West Germanic erþu, from Proto-Germanic erþō, from Proto-Indo-European h₁er- — earth.

erda (Old High German): The Earth; earth, ground, soil

Definitions

  1. The Earth; earth, ground, soil

Ancestry of “erda”, step by step

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

Words derived from “erda”

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