Proto-Germanic

*erlaz

‘man, nobleman’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Proto-Germanic *erlaz.

6 English words in this record descend from Proto-Germanic *erlaz, most familiar first.

• earl ← erl ← eorl ← *erl
• jarl ← ᛖᚱᛁᛚᚨᛉ
• earldom ← erldom ← eorldōm ← eorl
• eorl
• jarldom ← jarl ← jarl ← ᛖᚱᛁᛚᚨᛉ
• jarlship ← jarl ← jarl ← ᛖᚱᛁᛚᚨᛉ

Etymograph / Proto-Germanic *erlaz