Where does “erde” come from?

erde (Turkish) comes from Turkish er, from Ottoman Turkish ایر, from Old Anatolian Turkish ایر, from Proto-Turkic ēder — saddle.

erde (Turkish): locative singular of er

Definitions

  1. locative singular of er

Ancestry of “erde”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkisherearly; brave; man, male
2Ottoman Turkishایرsaddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal
3Old Anatolian Turkishایرearly, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event
4Proto-Turkicēdersaddle
Every word from Proto-Turkic ēder →Every word from Old Anatolian Turkish ایر →Every word from Ottoman Turkish ایر →