erthe

Middle English

/ˈœrθə/, /ˈɛrθ(ə)/

noun
Definitions
  • Earth; the world
  • The Earth's people or inhabitants
  • country, realm
  • land, terrain
  • ground, earth, dirt, soil, clay
  • earth (one of the alchemical elements)

Etymology

Inherited from Old English eorþe (earth, ground, soil, dry land) inherited from Proto-Germanic *erþō (earth, ground, soil).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*erþō

Gloss

earth, ground, soil

Concept
Semantic Field

The physical world

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

土, 地

Emoji
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