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earthen.

Made of earth or mud.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈɝθən/US/ˈɜː(ɹ)θən/UK/ˈɜː(ɹ)ðən/UK
  1. Made of earth or mud.

  2. Made of clay.

    especially
  3. Earthly.

    archaic
Where this word comes from

From Middle English erthen, urthen, from Old English eorþen, yrþen, ierþen (“made of earth”), from Proto-Germanic *irþīnaz. Cognate with Dutch aarden (“earthen”), German irden (“earthen”). By surface analysis, earth + -en (“made of”).

verb/ˈɝθən/US/ˈɜː(ɹ)θən/UK/ˈɜː(ɹ)ðən/UK
  1. to provide or add soil to

    transitive
  2. to make earthly or earthlike

    transitive
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁er-der. Proto-Germanic *erþō Proto-West Germanic *erþu Old English eorþe Middle English erthe English earth English -en English earthen From earth + -en (“to make like”).

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