| Old English | Modern English | |
|---|---|---|
| Name | Eorþe | Earth |
| Pronunciation | /ˈeorθe/ | /ɝθ/ or /ɜːθ/ |
| Etymology | From Old English eorþe “Earth; ground, soil, dry land” < Proto-Germanic *erþō “Earth; ground, soil” < Proto-Indo-European *h₁er- “earth”. Cognate with Old Frisian erthe, Old Saxon ertha, Old Dutch ertha, Old High German erda, Old Norse jǫrð, and Gothic airþa. | |
| Old English | Modern English | |
|---|---|---|
| Name | Folde | Fold |
| Pronunciation | /ˈfolde/ | /foʊld/ or /fəʊld/ |
| Etymology | From Proto-Germanic *fuldō “earth, field, ground, Earth” < Pre-Proto-Germanic *pl̥th₂éh₂ “flat (feminine)” < Proto-Indo-European *pleth₂- “flat”. Cognate with Old Saxon folda and Old Norse fold.1Alvíssmál 10 | |