earthen.
Made of earth or mud.
Meaning & usage
Made of earth or mud.
Made of clay.
Earthly.
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”).
to provide or add soil to
to make earthly or earthlike
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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