Type Word & Element Usage Old Germanic (Hypothetical) Meaning & History Germanic word meaning "earth, soil" [1][2]. Related ItemsDetails Other Languages & Culturesairþa(Gothic) ertha(Old Dutch) erda(Old High German) jǫrð(Old Norse) Surname DescendantsAarden, Van der Aart(Dutch) Sources & References Kroonen, Guus. Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic. Brill, 2013, page 118. Orel, Vladimir. A Handbook of Germanic Etymology. Brill, 2003, page 86.
