Where does “Aerd” come from?

Aerd (Pennsylvania German) comes from Central Franconian Ääd, from Middle High German ërde, from Old High German erda, from Proto-West Germanic erþu, from Proto-Germanic erþō, from Proto-Indo-European h₁er- — earth.

Aerd (Pennsylvania German): earth

Definitions

  1. earth

Ancestry of “Aerd”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Central FranconianÄädearth
2Middle High Germanërdeearth
3Old High GermanerdaThe Earth; earth, ground, soil
4Proto-West Germanicerþuearth, world; earth, soil
5Proto-Germanicerþōearth
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁er-earth

Words derived from “Aerd”

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