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

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

Descendants

• Old Norse: Jǫrð
• → Latin: Ertha