Where does “erl” come from?

erl (Old Saxon) comes from Proto-Germanic erlaz, from Proto-Germanic erōną, from Proto-Indo-European h₁er- — earth.

erl (Old Saxon): earl, man

Definitions

  1. earl, man

Ancestry of “erl”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicerlazman, nobleman
2Proto-Germanicerōną—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁er-earth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁er- →Every word from Proto-Germanic erōną →Every word from Proto-Germanic erlaz →