Where does “Aerdschwamm” come from?

Aerdschwamm (Pennsylvania German) comes from Pennsylvania German Aerd, from Central Franconian Ääd, from Middle High German ërde, from Old High German erda, from Proto-West Germanic erþu, from Proto-Germanic erþō, from Proto-Indo-European h₁er- — earth.

Aerdschwamm (Pennsylvania German): mushroom

Definitions

  1. mushroom

Ancestry of “Aerdschwamm”, step by step

Aerdschwamm traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Pennsylvania German Aerd

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Pennsylvania GermanAerdearth
2Central FranconianÄädearth
3Middle High Germanërdeearth
4Old High GermanerdaThe Earth; earth, ground, soil
5Proto-West Germanicerþuearth, world; earth, soil
6Proto-Germanicerþōearth
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁er-earth

via Pennsylvania German Schwamm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Pennsylvania GermanSchwammfungus
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁er- →Every word from Proto-Germanic erþō →Every word from Proto-West Germanic erþu →