Where does “eorþnafola” come from?

eorþnafola (Old English) comes from Old English nafola, from Proto-West Germanic nabulō, from Proto-Germanic nabulô, from Proto-Indo-European h₃nobʰilos, from Proto-Indo-European h₃nobʰ- — navel, nave.

eorþnafola (Old English): asparagus

Definitions

  1. asparagus

Ancestry of “eorþnafola”, step by step

eorþnafola traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English nafola

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishnafolanavel
2Proto-West Germanicnabulōnavel
3Proto-Germanicnabulô—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃nobʰilosnavel
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃nobʰ-navel, nave

via Old English eorþe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englisheorþeground; the planet Earth; dirt
2Proto-West Germanicerþuearth, world; earth, soil
3Proto-Germanicerþōearth
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁er-earth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃nobʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃nobʰilos →Every word from Proto-Germanic nabulô →
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