Where does “āert” come from?

āert (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch ard, from Proto-West Germanic *ardi, from Proto-Germanic ardiz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂erh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁er- — earth.

Ancestry of “āert”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchard—
2Proto-West Germanic*ardi—
3Proto-Germanicardizcharacteristic; inborn quality; nature;...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂erh₃-to plough
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁er-earth

Words derived from “āert”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁er- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂erh₃- →Every word from Proto-Germanic ardiz →