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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”

  • Erdmagnetfeld
  • Schwarzerdegebiet
  • Schwarzerde
  • Kieselerde
  • erdölreich
  • Erdöl
  • Erdkruste
  • Erdanziehungskraft
  • Erdstoß
  • Erden
  • auf Erden
  • Seltenerdmetall
  • Erdmittelalter
  • Erdling
  • Erdkabel
  • erdig
  • erdfeucht
  • Erdölvorrat
  • Erdapfel
  • Salpetererde
  • Erdfrühzeit
  • Erdboden
  • Außerirdischer
  • erdfarben
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