English
erd shrew
From erd (“earth, ground”) + shrew.
Formed from erd ‘earth, ground’ + shrew
Proto-Indo-European *h₂erh₃- ‘to plough’
Proto-Germanic *ardiz ‘characteristic’
Proto-West Germanic *ard ‘native place’
Old English eard ‘homeland, native soil’
Middle English erd ‘One's homeland or native residence’
English erd
Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- ‘to cut’
Proto-Germanic *skrawwaz ‘thin’
Old English sċrēawa
Middle English schrewe ‘a scoundrel or villain’
English shrew
Today it means
noun A common shrew (Sorex araneus).
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / erd shrew