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Where does “aernt” come from?

aernt (Middle Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch aren, from Old Dutch aro, from Latin arō, from Proto-Italic araō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éryeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂erh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁er- — earth.

Ancestry of “aernt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutcharen—
2Old Dutcharo—
3Latinarō—
4Proto-Italicaraō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éryetito be ploughing
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂erh₃-to plough
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁er-earth

Words derived from “aernt”

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