*erþō/Erþō²
Runic: ᛖᚱᚦᛟ/ᛖᚱᚦᛟ Pronunciation: /ˈer.θɔː/proper noun · feminine · ō-stem
Meanings
Earth, the Proto-Germanic goddess of the Earth
Etymology
Personification of *erþō (‘earth’), attested via Tacitus in his Germania as the Latinization Ertha.
Declension:
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | Erþō | – |
| Acc. | Erþǭ | – |
| Gen. | Erþōz | – |
| Dat. | Erþōi | – |
| Inst. | Erþō | – |
| Voc. | Erþō | – |
Descendants
- Jǫrð (Old Norse)
- Ertha (Latin)