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