Where does “penaarde” come from?

penaarde (Dutch) comes from Dutch pen, from Middle Dutch penne, from Old French penne, from Latin penna, from Proto-Italic petnā, from Proto-Indo-European péth₂r̥, from Proto-Indo-European peth₂- — to spread out; to fly.

penaarde (Dutch): earth /ground on a French type electrical...

Definitions

  1. earth /ground on a French type electrical...

Ancestry of “penaarde”, step by step

penaarde traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch pen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchpenpen; a long feather of a bird; pin
2Middle Dutchpenne—
3Old Frenchpennefeather
4Latinpennawing; feather, especially a flight-feather;...
5Proto-Italicpetnāfeather; wing
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpéth₂r̥wing; feather
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpeth₂-to spread out; to fly

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peth₂- →