Earthly
/ˈɜːrθli/noun
Of or relating to the Earth; worldly or material rather than spiritual.
Did you know?In Old English, the word was used to contrast the mortal, material world with the heavenly one, so “earthly” has long carried a built-in spiritual divide.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*h₁er-
“to rise, be high; earth/ground in a broad ancient sense”
Old English
OE
eorþlic
“of the earth; terrestrial, worldly”
Middle English
ME
erthely
“pertaining to the earth; mundane, material”
Modern English
English
earthly
“relating to the Earth or to human, non-spiritual concerns”