Where does “aardkunde” come from?

aardkunde (Dutch) comes from Dutch aarde, from Middle Dutch erde, from Old Dutch ertha, from Proto-West Germanic erþu, from Proto-Germanic erþō, from Proto-Indo-European h₁er- — earth.

aardkunde (Dutch): geology

Definitions

  1. geology

Ancestry of “aardkunde”, step by step

aardkunde traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch aarde

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchaardeearth, soil, ground; earth, ground
2Middle Dutcherdethe Earth; soil, ground
3Old Dutcherthaearth
4Proto-West Germanicerþuearth, world; earth, soil
5Proto-Germanicerþōearth
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁er-earth

via Dutch kunde

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchkundeskill, competency
2Middle Dutchcondefirst/third-person singular past...
3Old Dutchkundi—
4Proto-Germanickundīn—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁er- →Every word from Proto-Germanic erþō →Every word from Proto-West Germanic erþu →