Where does “erda” come from?

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

erda (Old Saxon): Alternative form of ertha

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of ertha

Ancestry of “erda”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxonerthaearth, ground
2Proto-West Germanicerþuearth, world; earth, soil
3Proto-Germanicerþōearth
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁er-earth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁er- →Every word from Proto-Germanic erþō →Every word from Proto-West Germanic erþu →