Where does “erþu” come from?
erþu (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic erþō, from Proto-Indo-European h₁er- — earth.
erþu (Proto-West Germanic): earth, world; earth, soil
Definitions
- earth, world; earth, soil
Ancestry of “erþu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | erþō | earth |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁er- | earth |
Words derived from “erþu”