ertha

Old Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *erþō. Compare Old Saxon ertha, Old Frisian erthe, Old High German erda, Old English eorþe, Old Norse jǫrð, Gothic 𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌸𐌰 (airþa).

Noun

ertha f

1. earth

Descendants

• Middle Dutch: aerde, erde, eerde
  • Dutch: aarde
    • Afrikaans: aarde

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Old Saxon

Etymology

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

Noun

ertha f

1. earth

Declension

Declension of Declension of ertha (strong o-stem)

	Singular	Plural
nominative	ertha	ertha
accusative	ertha	ertha
genitive	erthō	erthonō
dative	erthu	erthum

Declension of Declension of ertha (weak n-stem)

	Singular	Plural
nominative	ertha	erthun
accusative	erthun	erthun
genitive	erthun	erthonō
dative	erthun	erthum

Descendants

• Middle Low German: êrde