Where does “Erdapfel” come from?

Erdapfel (German) comes 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.

Erdapfel (German): potato

Definitions

  1. potato

Ancestry of “Erdapfel”, step by step

Erdapfel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Erde

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

via German Apfel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanApfelapple
2Middle High Germanapfelapple
3Old High Germanapfulapple
4Proto-West Germanicappluapple, fruit
5Proto-Germanicaplazapple, fruit
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ébōlapple

Words derived from “Erdapfel”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁er- →Every word from Proto-Germanic erþō →Every word from Proto-West Germanic erþu →