How did our planet come to be called "Earth" ?

Answer 1

The English word "earth" has cognates in many modern and ancient languages. Examples in modern tongues include aarde in Afrikaans and Dutch, and Erde in German. The root has cognates in extinct languages such as ertha in Old Saxon and ert (meaning "ground") in Middle Irish, derived from the Old English eorðe. All of these words derive from the Proto-Indo-European base *er-.

Answer 2

Some other f-ucking alien trying to maroon a space traveler after listing to the travelrs by ear made it all up. so he f-uck up the planet by not seeing the travelers real notes and drawings. So other people from his home base noted this and said he fabricated this place by EAR to hurt you so call it earth.

Answer 3

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Etymology: Middle English erthe, from Old English eorthe; akin to Old High German erda earth, Greek era
The earth considered as a planet was so called from c.1400

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earth etymology

Answer 4

The earth has been estimated to be about 5 billion years old, the Bible does not disagree with that possibility.

In reference to how old the name could be please note this reference:
(Genesis 1:1-2) “1 In [the] beginning God created the heavens and the earth. 2 Now the earth proved to be formless and waste and there was darkness upon the surface of [the] watery deep; and God’s active force was moving to and fro over the surface of the waters.”

Of interest is the fact that in the following text at Proverbs 8, Reference is made to Christ as being " the master worker " , and his being involved in creating of the earth with God--and it being far into antiquity:

(Proverbs 8:22-26) “22 “Jehovah himself produced me as the beginning of his way, the earliest of his achievements of long ago. 23 From time indefinite I was installed, from the start, from times earlier than the earth. 24 When there were no watery deeps I was brought forth as with labor pains, when there were no springs heavily charged with water. 25 Before the mountains themselves had been settled down, ahead of the hills, I was brought forth as with labor pains, 26 when as yet he had not made the earth and the open spaces and the first part of the dust sses of the productive land. . .”

--So it is conceivable that while God made the universe....super cluster of galaxies.......galaxies......solar systems...... planets--that he coined the name earth, some billions of years ago.

--if you also notice that the earth was being formed in the Genesis 1,2 account . So an estimate of when the earth was starting to be prepared for habitation has been made at somewhere around 50,000 years ago . Moses finished writing the genesis account about 1513 BCE . Please note a commentary on the use of the word earth:

*** it-1 p. 667 Earth ***

Bible Terms and Significance. In the Hebrew Scriptures, the word used for earth as a planet is ´e´rets. ´E´rets refers to (1) earth, as opposed to heaven, or sky (Ge 1:2); (2) land, country, territory (Ge 10:10); (3) ground, surface of the ground (Ge 1:26); (4) people of all the globe (Ge 18:25).

The word ´adha·mah´ is translated “ground,” “soil,” or “land.” ´Adha·mah´ refers to (1) ground as tilled, yielding sustenance (Ge 3:23); (2) piece of ground, landed property (Ge 47:18); (3) earth as material substance, soil, dirt (Jer 14:4; 1Sa 4:12); (4) ground as earth’s visible surface (Ge 1:25); (5) land, territory, country (Le 20:24); (6) whole earth, inhabited earth (Ge 12:3). ´Adha·mah´ seems to be related etymologically to the word ´a·dham´, the first man Adam having been made from the dust of the ground.—Ge 2:7.

In the Greek Scriptures, ge denotes earth as arable land or soil. (Mt 13:5, 8) It is used to designate the material from which Adam was made, the earth (1Co 15:47); the earthly globe (Mt 5:18, 35; 6:19); earth as a habitation for human creatures and animals (Lu 21:35; Ac 1:8; 8:33; 10:12; 11:6; 17:26); land, country, territory (Lu 4:25; Joh 3:22); ground (Mt 10:29; Mr 4:26); land, shore, as contrasted with seas or waters. (Joh 21:8, 9, 11; Mr 4:1).

Oi·kou·me´ne, translated “world” in the King James Version, denotes “inhabited earth.”—Mt 24:14; Lu 2:1; Ac 17:6; Re 12:9.

In each case of all the above senses in which these words are used, the form of the word in the original language, and more particularly the setting or context, determine which sense is meant.

The Hebrews divided the earth into four quarters or regions corresponding to the four points of the compass. In the Hebrew Scriptures the words “before” and “in front of” designate and are translated “east” (Ge 12:8); “behind” may mean “west” (Isa 9:12); “the right side” may denote “south” (1Sa 23:24); and “the left” may be translated “north” (Job 23:8, 9; compare Ro). East was also (in Heb.) sometimes called the sunrising, as for example, at Joshua 4:19. West (in Heb.) was the setting of the sun. (2Ch 32:30) Also, physical characteristics were used. Being almost the total western boundary of Palestine, the “Sea” (the Mediterranean) was sometimes used for west.—Nu 34:6.

Creation. The planet’s coming into existence is recounted in the Bible with the simple statement: “In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.” (Ge 1:1) Just how long ago the starry heavens and the earth were created is not stated in the Bible. Therefore, there is no basis for Bible scholars to take issue with scientific calculations of the age of the planet. Scientists estimate the age of some rocks as being three and a half billion years, and the earth itself as being about four to four and a half billion or more years.

As to time, the Scriptures are more definite about the six creative days of the Genesis account. These days have to do, not with the creation of earth’s matter or material, but with the arranging and preparing of it for man’s habitation.

The Bible does not reveal whether God created life on any of the other planets in the universe. However, astronomers today have not found proof that life exists on any of these planets and, in fact, know of no planet besides the earth that is at present capable of supporting the life of fleshly creatures."

--So for my understanding that the research I made it would seem that God was the first to use the name for the earth.
--So your question, seems to be very difficult to answer-- if indeed we leave the Biblical account out of the picture.

Answer 5

Earth comes from the romanian word "pamant" wich means earth . :)

Answer 6

Probably from the swinging sixties. all those hippys calling the world "mother earth"

Answer 7

Who really cares man...! Sit back & relax.

Answer 8

how did any language come around

Answer 9

u should clear ur question

Answer 10

i dunno its probably because it is named after soily stuff rather than rocky stuff