Where does “Erdbirne” come from?

Erdbirne (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.

Erdbirne (German): a potato

Definitions

  1. a potato

Ancestry of “Erdbirne”, step by step

Erdbirne 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 Birne

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBirnepear; lightbulb; head, bonce, noggin
2Middle High Germanbire—
3Old High Germanbirapear
4Vulgar Latinpira—
5Latinpiruma pear
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁er- →Every word from Proto-Germanic erþō →Every word from Proto-West Germanic erþu →