Where does “aard” come from?
aard (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch āert, from Old Dutch ard, from Proto-West Germanic *ardi, from Proto-Germanic ardiz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂erh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁er- — earth.
aard (Dutch): nature, character, disposition; Alternative form...
Definitions
- nature, character, disposition; Alternative form...
Ancestry of “aard”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | āert | — |
| 2 | Old Dutch | ard | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | *ardi | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | ardiz | characteristic; inborn quality; nature;... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂erh₃- | to plough |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁er- | earth |
Words derived from “aard”