Where does “adler” come from?

adler (Middle High German) comes from Middle High German ar, from Old High German 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 “adler”, step by step

adler traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle High German ar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanareagle
2Old High Germanaroeagle
3Latinarōto plough, till; to cultivate land, farm; to acquire by tillage
4Proto-Italicaraōto plough
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éryetito be ploughing
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂erh₃-to plough
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁er-earth

via Middle High German edel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanedelnoble
2Old High Germanadalnoble; nobility; noble race
3Proto-West Germanicaþalnobility; race
4Proto-Germanicaþaląnature, disposition; nobility, race
5Proto-Indo-Europeanat-alfamily, race
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂el-to grow, nourish; beyond, other; to wander, roam

Words derived from “adler”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁er- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂erh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éryeti →