Where does “smaragden” come from?

smaragden (Dutch) comes from Dutch en, from Middle Dutch ende, from Old Dutch endi, from Proto-West Germanic andī, from Proto-Germanic andijaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂entíos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ent-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- — on, onto.

smaragden (Dutch): emerald

Definitions

  1. emerald

Ancestry of “smaragden”, step by step

smaragden traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch en

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchenand; well, so; plus, and
2Middle Dutchendeand; end
3Old Dutchendiend
4Proto-West Germanicandīend
5Proto-Germanicandijazend
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂entíosfront; forehead
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ent-face; forehead; front
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

via Dutch smaragd

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchsmaragdemerald
2Middle Dutchsmaragd—
3Latinsmaragdusemerald
4Ancient Greekσμάραγδοςemerald
5Proto-Semiticbariq-lightning
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- →