Where does “Adler” come from?

Adler (German) comes from Middle High German adler, from Middle High German ar, from Old High German aro, from Latin arō, from Proto-Italic araō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éryeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂erh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁er- — earth.

Adler (German): eagle; eagle, as used on a coat of arms; Aquila

Definitions

  1. eagle; eagle, as used on a coat of arms; Aquila

Ancestry of “Adler”, step by step

Adler traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle High German adler

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanadler—
2Middle High Germanareagle
3Old High Germanaroeagle
4Latinarōto plough, till; to cultivate land, farm; to acquire by tillage
5Proto-Italicaraōto plough
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éryetito be ploughing
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂erh₃-to plough
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁er-earth

via Middle High German adelar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanadelar—
2Old High Germanadalaro—

via Middle High German adelare

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanadelare—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁er- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂erh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éryeti →