Where does “arn” come from?

arn (Middle High German) comes 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 “arn”, step by step

arn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old High German aro

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

via Old High German arn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanarneagle
2Proto-Germanicazanizsummer; harvest, harvest time
3Proto-Indo-European(s)h₁es-harvest, crop, fruit
4Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₁-to impress, insert; to sow, to plant; long,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁er- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂erh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éryeti →