erd

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Middle English word erd comes from Proto-Indo-European *arə-, Proto-Germanic *arþiz

*arə- (Proto-Indo-European)

to plough

*arþiz (Proto-Germanic)

*ardiz (Proto-Germanic)

Inborn quality; nature; character. Type; kind; manner; sort.

eard (Old English)

Earth, land. Homeland, native soil; one's home, a dwelling. State; station; condition; fate.

erd (Middle English)

Native land, homeland, home.

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