Earth
English
/ɜːθ/, /ɝθ/
proper noun
Definitions
- The third planet of the Solar System; the world upon which humans live.
- The personification of the Earth or earth, (chiefly) as a fertile woman or (religion) goddess.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English erthe inherited from Old English eorþe (earth, ground, soil, dry land) inherited from Proto-Germanic *erþō (earth, ground, soil) derived from Proto-Indo-European *h₁er- (earth, separate).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*h₁er-
Gloss
earth, separate
Concept
Semantic Field
The physical world
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
土, 地
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Earth-grazing English
- Earthan English
- Earthboy English
- Earther English
- Earthese English
- Earthgirl English
- Earthian English
- Earthie English
- Earthite English
- Earthless English
- Earthlike English
- Earthling English
- Earthman English
- Earthperson English
- Earthport English
- Earthscape English
- Earthship English
- Earthwoman English
- boy English
- earth English
- earthlight English
- earthlit English
- earthshine English
- earthside English
- earthsman English
- earthspace English
- exoearth English
- girl English
- grazing English
- light English
- lit English
- man English
- person English
- port English
- proto-Earth English
- shine English
- ship English
- space English
- super-Earth English
- Ertha Latin
- ἔραζε Ancient Greek
- ἔρις Ancient Greek
- ἔριφος Ancient Greek
- *h₁er- Proto-Indo-European
- *h₁ert- Proto-Indo-European
- *erþō Proto-Germanic
- *erōną Proto-Germanic
- eorþbeofung Old English
- eorþbifung Old English
- eorþcræft Old English
- eorþe Old English
- eorþern Old English
- eorþfæt Old English
- eorþifig Old English
- eorþlic Old English
- eorþling Old English
- eorþnafola Old English
- eorþæppel Old English
- *erthling Middle English
- erthe Middle English
- erthen Middle English
- middelerthe Middle English
- jorð Old Norse
- jǫrð Old Norse
- erda Old High German
- 𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌸𐌰 Gothic
- *erþu gmw-pro
- ertha Old Dutch
- ertha Old Saxon
- erthe Old Frisian
- irthe Old Frisian
- *ā̆ur(V)n Proto-Albanian
- boy
- lit
- man
- girl
- port
- ship
- light
- space
- shine
- earth
- person
- Earther
- Earthan
- grazing
- Earthie
- earthlit
- Earthboy
- Earthman
- Earthese
- exoearth
- Earthite
- Earthian
- Earthport
- Earthless
- Earthgirl
- Earthship
- earthsman
- Earthling
- earthside
- Earthlike
- earthspace
- Earthwoman
- earthlight
- earthshine
- Earthscape
- Earthperson
- super-Earth
- proto-Earth
- Earth-grazing