ertha

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See also: erða and Ertha

Old Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *erþu.

Noun

ertha f

  1. earth

Descendants

  • Middle Dutch: erde
    • Dutch: aarde
      • Afrikaans: aarde
      • Negerhollands: aarde, adu, aerde
        • Virgin Islands Creole: adu, ard (archaic)
      • Indonesian: arde
    • Limburgish: aerd, aerj

Further reading

  • ertha”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012

Old Saxon

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *erþu, whence also Old English eorþe, Old Dutch ertha, Old Frisian erthe, Old High German erda, Old Norse jǫrð, Gothic 𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌸𐌰 (airþa).

Pronunciation

Noun

ertha f

  1. earth, ground
    bran all samað stēn endi erða
    The rock burnt all together with the ground
    (Genesis, verse 317)

Declension



Descendants