Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/erþahūsą

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

Compound of *erþō (“earth”) +‎ *hūsą (“house”). According to Tacitus in his Germania, the Germanic peoples made use of underground caves for shelter and storage.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈer.θɑ.ˌxuː.sɑ̃/

Noun

*erþahūsą n

underground dwelling, cave

Inflection

Declension of *erþahūsą (neuter a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*erþahūsą	*erþahūsō
vocative	*erþahūsą	*erþahūsō
accusative	*erþahūsą	*erþahūsō
genitive	erþahūsas, erþahūsis	*erþahūsǫ̂
dative	*erþahūsai	*erþahūsamaz
instrumental	*erþahūsō	*erþahūsamiz

Descendants

Proto-West Germanic: *erþahūs
- Old English: eorþhūs, eorðhūs
  - Middle English: erthe hous, erthe-hous, erþe hous, eorð-hus (early Southern)
    - English: earthhouse, earth-house
    - Middle Scots: erd hous
- Old High German: erdhūs
  - German: Erdhaus
Old Norse: jarðhús
- Faroese: jarðhús
- Icelandic: jarðhús
- → Russian: я́рус (járus)
  - → Azerbaijani: yarus
  - → Yakut: дьаарыс (jaarıs)