Where does “Arends” come from?

Arends (Dutch) comes from Dutch Arend, from Middle Dutch aernt, from Middle Dutch aren, from Old Dutch aro, from Latin arō, from Proto-Italic araō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éryeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂erh₃- — earth.

Ancestry of “Arends”, step by step

Arends traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch Arend

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchArendsometimes spelled as Arent
2Middle Dutchaernt
3Middle Dutcharen
4Old Dutcharo
5Latinarōto plough, till; to cultivate land, farm; to acquire by tillage
6Proto-Italicaraōto plough
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éryetito be ploughing
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂erh₃-to plough
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁er-earth

via Dutch S

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchS
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁er-