Where does “アードウルフ” come from?
アードウルフ (Japanese) comes from English aardwolf, from Dutch aardwolf, from Afrikaans aardwolf, from Afrikaans aarde, from Dutch aarde, from Middle Dutch erde, from Old Dutch ertha, from Proto-West Germanic erþu — earth.
アードウルフ (Japanese): an aardwolf
Ancestry of “アードウルフ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | aardwolf | The nocturnal, insectivorous, mammal, Proteles... |
| 2 | Dutch | aardwolf | aardwolf |
| 3 | Afrikaans | aardwolf | aardwolf |
| 4 | Afrikaans | aarde | Earth; earth, ground, soil |
| 5 | Dutch | aarde | earth, soil, ground; earth, ground |
| 6 | Middle Dutch | erde | the Earth; soil, ground |
| 7 | Old Dutch | ertha | earth |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | erþu | earth, world; earth, soil |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | erþō | earth |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁er- | earth |