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Where does “h₁ert-” come from?

h₁ert- (Proto-Indo-European) comes from Proto-Indo-European h₁er- — earth.

h₁ert- (Proto-Indo-European): earth

Definitions

  1. earth

Ancestry of “h₁ert-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁er-earth

Words derived from “h₁ert-”

  • earth
  • Earth
  • earthen
  • earthenware
  • unearth
  • earthwork
  • earthing
  • earthbound
  • Eartha
  • earthshaking
  • earthwards
  • aardvark
  • Earthman
  • earthmoving
  • earthborn
  • Earther
  • earthling
  • earthlike
  • earthshattering
  • Earthlike
  • earthmover
  • aardwolf
  • earthflow
  • Earthian
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