Where does “art” come from?

art (Danish) comes from Middle Low German art, from Old Saxon *ard, from Proto-Germanic ardiz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂erh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁er- — earth.

art (Danish): kind; nature; species

Definitions

  1. kind; nature; species

Ancestry of “art”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanart—
2Old Saxon*ard—
3Proto-Germanicardizcharacteristic; inborn quality; nature;...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂erh₃-to plough
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁er-earth

Words derived from “art”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁er- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂erh₃- →Every word from Proto-Germanic ardiz →