Where does “planteart” come from?

planteart (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk art, from German art, from Middle High German art, from Old High German art, from Proto-West Germanic ard, from Proto-Germanic ardiz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂erh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁er- — earth.

planteart (Norwegian Nynorsk): a plant species

Definitions

  1. a plant species

Ancestry of “planteart”, step by step

planteart traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk art

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskarta species; character, nature, kind
2Germanartkind, sort, type
3Middle High Germanart
4Old High Germanart
5Proto-West Germanicardnative place
6Proto-Germanicardizcharacteristic; inborn quality; nature;...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂erh₃-to plough
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁er-earth

via Norwegian Nynorsk plante

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskplantea plant; Alternative form of planta
2Norwegian Nynorskplantato plant; definite feminine singular of plante
3Old Norseplantato plant
4Middle Low Germanplanten
5Latinplantāre
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁er-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂erh₃-Every word from Proto-Germanic ardiz