Where does “aardwarmte” come from?

aardwarmte (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.

aardwarmte (Dutch): geothermal heat, geothermal warmth

Definitions

  1. geothermal heat, geothermal warmth

Ancestry of “aardwarmte”, step by step

aardwarmte 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 warmte

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchwarmtephysical warmth, thermal energy, from moderate to...
2Middle Dutchwarmte—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁er- →Every word from Proto-Germanic erþō →Every word from Proto-West Germanic erþu →