Where does “aarde” come from?
aarde (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch aarde, from Middle Dutch erde, from Old Dutch ertha, from Proto-West Germanic erþu, from Proto-Germanic erþō, from Proto-Indo-European h₁er- — earth.
aarde (Afrikaans): Earth; earth, ground, soil
Definitions
- Earth; earth, ground, soil
Ancestry of “aarde”, step by step
aarde traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch aarde
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | aarde | earth, soil, ground; earth, ground |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | erde | the Earth; soil, ground |
| 3 | Old Dutch | ertha | earth |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | erþu | earth, world; earth, soil |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | erþō | earth |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁er- | earth |
via Middle Dutch āerde
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | āerde | — |