erts
Afrikaans
/ɛrts/
noun
Definitions
- ore rock that contains enough metal or mineral material to be extracted and processed
Etymology
Inherited from Dutch, Flemish erts (ore) derived from German Erz (ore) derived from Old High German aruz derived from Proto-Germanic *aruts.
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*aruts
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Antimonerz German
- Berylliumerz German
- Bleierz German
- Braunerz German
- Eisenerz German
- Erz German
- Erzbösewicht German
- Erzlager German
- Erzvorkommen German
- Germaniumerz German
- Kupfererz German
- Molybdänerz German
- Platinerz German
- Rotbleierz German
- Rotzinkerz German
- Silbererz German
- Tantalerz German
- Uranerz German
- Yttriumerz German
- Zinnerz German
- érc Hungarian
- erts Dutch, Flemish
- ijzererts Dutch, Flemish
- uraniumerts Dutch, Flemish
- zilvererts Dutch, Flemish
- *aruts Proto-Germanic
- erco Esperanto
- aruz Old High German
- aruzzi Old High German
- Äerz Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- אַרץ Yiddish