Where does “aardveil” come from?
aardveil (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.
aardveil (Dutch): tunhoof, ground-ivy
Ancestry of “aardveil”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Dutch | aard | nature, character, disposition; Alternative form... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | āert | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | ard | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *ardi | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | ardiz | characteristic; inborn quality; nature;... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂erh₃- | to plough |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁er- | earth |