Feminine
Meaning

Frequency

A2
Dialects

Zürich

Zürich

erde

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

äärde

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈeːrdə/
Etymology

In summary

From Middle High German ërde, from Old High German ërda, from Proto-West Germanic *erþu, from Proto-Germanic *erþō, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁érteh₂ (“earth”). Compare Dutch aarde, West Frisian ierde, Low German Eerde, English earth, Danish jord, Gothic 𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌸𐌰 (airþa).

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