erdverwachsen

German

Etymology

Erde + verwachsen

Adjective

erdverwachsen (strong nominative masculine singular erdverwachsener, not comparable)

  1. (uncommon, also figurative) earthbound, rooted, down-to-earth
    • c. 1926, Hermann Grote (lyrics and music), “Das Niedersachsenlied”:
      Wir sind die Niedersachsen, / Sturmfest und erdverwachsen,
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Declension

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