Where does “Ieedschwien” come from?

Ieedschwien (Plautdietsch) comes from Plautdietsch Ieed, from Middle Low German ērde, from Old Saxon ertha, from Proto-West Germanic erþu, from Proto-Germanic erþō, from Proto-Indo-European h₁er- — earth.

Ieedschwien (Plautdietsch): badger

Definitions

  1. badger

Ancestry of “Ieedschwien”, step by step

Ieedschwien traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Plautdietsch Ieed

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PlautdietschIeedsoil, ground, earth
2Middle Low Germanērde—
3Old Saxonerthaearth, ground
4Proto-West Germanicerþuearth, world; earth, soil
5Proto-Germanicerþōearth
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁er-earth

via Plautdietsch Schwien

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PlautdietschSchwienpig, hog, swine
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁er- →Every word from Proto-Germanic erþō →Every word from Proto-West Germanic erþu →