Where does “Aart” come from?

Aart (Luxembourgish) comes from Old High German art, from Proto-West Germanic ard, from Proto-Germanic ardiz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂erh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁er- — earth.

Aart (Luxembourgish): kind, sort, type; species

Definitions

  1. kind, sort, type; species

Ancestry of “Aart”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanart—
2Proto-West Germanicardnative place
3Proto-Germanicardizcharacteristic; inborn quality; nature;...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂erh₃-to plough
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁er-earth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁er- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂erh₃- →Every word from Proto-Germanic ardiz →