Where does “Adler” come from?
Adler comes from Middle High German adler, a word for eagle that is cognate with other Germanic terms for the bird.
Ancestry of “Adler”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | adler | eagle |
| 2 | Middle High German | adler | — |
| 3 | Middle High German | ar | eagle |
| 4 | Old High German | aro | eagle |
| 5 | Latin | arō | to plough, till; to cultivate land, farm; to acquire by tillage |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | araō | to plough |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂éryeti | to be ploughing |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂erh₃- | to plough |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁er- | earth |