Where does “aardewerken” come from?

aardewerken (Dutch) comes from Dutch en, from Middle Dutch ende, from Old Dutch endi, from Proto-West Germanic andī, from Proto-Germanic andijaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂entíos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ent-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- — on, onto.

aardewerken (Dutch): earthenware

Definitions

  1. earthenware

Ancestry of “aardewerken”, step by step

aardewerken traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch en

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchenand; well, so; plus, and
2Middle Dutchendeand; end
3Old Dutchendiend
4Proto-West Germanicandīend
5Proto-Germanicandijazend
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂entíosfront; forehead
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ent-face; forehead; front
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

via Dutch aardewerk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchaardewerkearthenware
2DutchwerkA task, job, chore; A profession, job,...
3Middle Dutchwerc
4Old Dutchwerk
5Proto-West Germanicwerkwork
6Proto-Germanicwerkąwork
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwérǵomwork
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwerǵ-to make
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en-
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