Etymograph

English

erd

Erd comes from Middle English erd ‘One's homeland or native residence’, from Proto-Germanic *ardiz ‘characteristic’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂erh₃- ‘to plough’.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂erh₃-‘to plough’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*ardiz‘characteristic’reconstructed
  3. Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*ard‘native place’reconstructed
  4. Old Englishc. 450–1150eard‘homeland, native soil’
  5. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500erd‘One's homeland or native residence’
  6. Englishtodaysame form

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂erh₃-‘to plough’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*ardiz‘characteristic’reconstructed
  3. Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*ard‘native place’reconstructed
  4. Old Englishc. 450–1150eard‘homeland, native soil’
  5. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500erd‘One's homeland or native residence’
  6. Englishtodaysame form

Every English word from Proto-Indo-European *h₂erh₃-

Today it means

noun The common European shrew (Sorex vulgaris); the shrewmouse or erd shrew.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₂erh₃- / erd

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