Where does “pomme de terre” come from?
pomme de terre (French) comes from German Erdapfel, from German Erde, from Middle High German erde, from Old High German erda, from Proto-West Germanic erþu, from Proto-Germanic erþō, from Proto-Indo-European h₁er- — earth.
pomme de terre (French): potato
Ancestry of “pomme de terre”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | German | Erdapfel | potato |
| 2 | German | Erde | soil; the ground; a world; a space to live in |
| 3 | Middle High German | erde | — |
| 4 | Old High German | erda | The Earth; earth, ground, soil |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | erþu | earth, world; earth, soil |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | erþō | earth |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁er- | earth |
Words derived from “pomme de terre”