Where does “珪” come from?

珪 (Japanese) comes from Dutch keiaarde, from Dutch aarde, from Middle Dutch erde, from Old Dutch ertha, from Proto-West Germanic erþu, from Proto-Germanic erþō, from Proto-Indo-European h₁er- — earth.

珪 (Japanese): silicon

Definitions

  1. silicon

Ancestry of “珪”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchkeiaardesilicon
2Dutchaardeearth, soil, ground; earth, ground
3Middle Dutcherdethe Earth; soil, ground
4Old Dutcherthaearth
5Proto-West Germanicerþuearth, world; earth, soil
6Proto-Germanicerþōearth
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁er-earth

Words derived from “珪”

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