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Where does “āerde” come from?

āerde (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch ertha, from Proto-West Germanic erþu, from Proto-Germanic erþō, from Proto-Indo-European h₁er- — earth.

Ancestry of “āerde”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutcherthaearth
2Proto-West Germanicerþuearth, world; earth, soil
3Proto-Germanicerþōearth
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁er-earth

Words derived from “āerde”

  • aardvark
  • aardwolf
  • aardvarklike
  • アードウルフ
  • aardbodem
  • randaarde
  • aardewerk
  • penaarde
  • aardworm
  • aardvarken
  • aardwolf
  • aardolie
  • aardverschuiving
  • aardschok
  • aardappelsalade
  • aardvrucht
  • onderaards
  • aardappelpuree
  • aardwarmte
  • aardgewas
  • aarde
  • aardappelveld
  • aardappel
  • aardnoot
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