Erd
Bavarian edit
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Etymology edit
From Middle High German erde, from Old High German erda, from Proto-West Germanic *erþu, from Proto-Germanic *erþō, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁érteh₂ (“earth”). Cognates include Yiddish ערד (erd), German Erde, Dutch aarde, West Frisian ierde, English earth, Danish, Norwegian Nynorsk jord, Swedish jord, Gothic 𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌸𐌰 (airþa).
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Noun edit
Erd f (plural Erdn)
- (countable) a world; a space to live in
- (uncountable) the ground
- (uncountable) soil
Pennsylvania German edit
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Etymology edit
From Middle High German ërde, from Old High German erda. Cognate with German Erde, Dutch aarde, English earth, Swedish jord.
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Erd f
Zazaki edit
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Etymology edit
From Arabic أَرْض (ʔarḍ), from Proto-Semitic *ʾarṣ́-.
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Erd m