Where does “erdbibunga” come from?

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

erdbibunga (Old High German): An earthquake

Definitions

  1. An earthquake

Ancestry of “erdbibunga”, step by step

erdbibunga traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old High German erda

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High GermanerdaThe Earth; earth, ground, soil
2Proto-West Germanicerþuearth, world; earth, soil
3Proto-Germanicerþōearth
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁er-earth

via Old High German bibēn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanbibēnto tremble
2Proto-Germanicbibānąto tremble, quake, shiver
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰeyH-to beat, strike, hew; to strike; beat; to fear,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁er- →Every word from Proto-Germanic erþō →Every word from Proto-West Germanic erþu →