TIL that we don’t know who named the Earth. Unlike other planets there are no records of how it got its name. The name Earth, and variations of it, date back 1000+ years.

Blaze ( Blaze@reddthat.com ) · 2 years ago

TIL that we don’t know who named the Earth. Unlike other planets there are no records of how it got its name. The name Earth, and variations of it, date back 1000+ years.

meseek #2982 ( ultratiem@lemmy.ca ) · 2 years ago

Wait what? It dates back a thousand years? So what did people call the planet they lived on in 200 AD? Or 500 BC? Surely they had a word for it before then. Or did they feel they lived ON the universe?

Steve ( Steve@startrek.website ) · 2 years ago

They lived on dirt. Thats it.

Track_Shovel ( Track_Shovel@slrpnk.net ) · 2 years ago

Motherfucker… Stop

meseek #2982 ( ultratiem@lemmy.ca ) · 2 years ago

First dude I’ve blocked on lemmy

Track_Shovel ( Track_Shovel@slrpnk.net ) · 2 years ago

I’m honoured

TIL that we don’t know who named the Earth. Unlike other planets there are no records of how it got its name. The name Earth, and variations of it, date back 1000+ years.

TIL that we don’t know who named the Earth. Unlike other planets there are no records of how it got its name. The name Earth, and variations of it, date back 1000+ years.

Why is Earth called 'Earth'?