Earth etymology

English

English word earth comes from Gothic aurahjons, Proto-Indo-European *er-, and later Proto-Germanic *erþō (Earth.)

Etymology of earth

Detailed word origin of earth

Dictionary entry Language Definition
aurahjons Gothic (got)
*er- Proto-Indo-European (ine) to move, excite, grow, eagle, bird, to cause to move, arouse, increase, eagle, large bird
*h₁er- Proto-Indo-European (ine)
*ert- Proto-Indo-European (ine)
*erþō Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) Earth.
eorþe Old English (ang) (Christian, astronomy) Earth in the Ptolemaic cosmology, conceived as a pinenut-shaped planet at the center of the universe.. (pagan) Synonym of middangeard: Midgard, the Earth in the traditional Germanic cosmology, conceived as a realm between heaven (Asgard) and hell (Niflheim).. Earth: ground, soil, dry land.
erthe Middle English (enm) Earth.
earth English (en) (British) A connection electrically to the earth ((US) ground); on equipment: a terminal connected in that manner.. (India, and, Japan) One of the Classical element.. (Taoism) One of the Five Elements.. (alchemy) One of the Classical element.. (uncountable) Any general rock-based material.. (uncountable) Soil.. A fox's home or lair.. The ground, land (as opposed to the sky or sea).. The [...]

Words with the same origin as earth

Descendants of aurahjons

antenna ear earthquake

Descendants of *er-

art be rainbow