Where does “Ärrent” come from?

Ärrent (Limburgish) comes from Friulian arint, from Latin argentum, from Proto-Italic argentom, from Proto-Indo-European h₂r̥ǵn̥tóm, from Proto-Indo-European h₂erǵ- — white, argent; glittering.

Ärrent (Limburgish): pea

Definitions

  1. pea

Ancestry of “Ärrent”, step by step

Ärrent traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Friulian arint

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Friulianarintsilver
2Latinargentumsilver; a silver thing
3Proto-Italicargentomsilver
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂r̥ǵn̥tómsilver
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂erǵ-white, argent; glittering

via Old High German arnōt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanarnōtharvest time
2Old High Germanarneagle
3Proto-Germanicazanizsummer; harvest, harvest time
4Proto-Indo-European(s)h₁es-harvest, crop, fruit
5Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₁-to impress, insert; to sow, to plant; long,...
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