Where does “aardhoop” come from?

aardhoop (Dutch) comes from Dutch aard, 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.

aardhoop (Dutch): mound, pile of dirt or soil

Definitions

  1. mound, pile of dirt or soil

Ancestry of “aardhoop”, step by step

aardhoop traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch aard

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchaardnature, character, disposition; Alternative form...
2Middle Dutchāert—
3Old Dutchard—
4Proto-West Germanic*ardi—
5Proto-Germanicardizcharacteristic; inborn quality; nature;...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂erh₃-to plough
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁er-earth

via Dutch hoop

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchhoopA hope, aspiration, wish; A pile, heap, stack; A...
2Middle Dutchhôopheap, pile
3Old Dutchhōp—
4Proto-West Germanichaupheap, pile
5Proto-Germanichaupaza heap, pile; a crowd, throng
6Proto-Indo-Europeankouposhill
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁er- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂erh₃- →Every word from Proto-Germanic ardiz →