Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/Erþō

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

Personification of *erþō (“earth”), attested via Tacitus in his Germania as the Latinization Ertha.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈer.θɔː/

Proper Noun

*Erþō f

  1. Earth, the Germanic goddess of the Earth

Inflection

Declension of *Erþō (ō-stem)
singular
nominative *Erþō
vocative *Erþō
accusative *Erþǭ
genitive *Erþōz
dative *Erþōi
instrumental *Erþō

Descendants

  • Old Norse: Jǫrð
  • → Latin: Ertha
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