Where does “ponmdeter” come from?

ponmdeter (Seychellois Creole) comes from French pomme de terre, from German Erdapfel, from German Erde, from Middle High German erde, from Old High German erda, from Proto-West Germanic erþu, from Proto-Germanic erþō, from Proto-Indo-European h₁er- — earth.

ponmdeter (Seychellois Creole): potato

Definitions

  1. potato

Ancestry of “ponmdeter”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchpomme de terrepotato
2GermanErdapfelpotato
3GermanErdesoil; the ground; a world; a space to live in
4Middle High Germanerdeearth
5Old High GermanerdaThe Earth; earth, ground, soil
6Proto-West Germanicerþuearth, world; earth, soil
7Proto-Germanicerþōearth
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁er-earth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁er- →Every word from Proto-Germanic erþō →Every word from Proto-West Germanic erþu →