Where does “Erdäpfelgulasch” come from?

Erdäpfelgulasch (German) 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.

Erdäpfelgulasch (German): potato goulash

Definitions

  1. potato goulash

Ancestry of “Erdäpfelgulasch”, step by step

Erdäpfelgulasch traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Erdapfel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanErdapfelpotato
2GermanErdesoil; the ground; a world; a space to live in
3Middle High Germanerdeearth
4Old High GermanerdaThe Earth; earth, ground, soil
5Proto-West Germanicerþuearth, world; earth, soil
6Proto-Germanicerþōearth
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁er-earth

via German Gulasch

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanGulaschgoulash
2Hungariangulyásherdsman; goulash, a traditional Hungarian dish,...
3Hungariangulyaherd
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁er- →Every word from Proto-Germanic erþō →Every word from Proto-West Germanic erþu →