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Where does “artbestämma” come from?

artbestämma (Swedish) comes from Swedish ärt, from Old Swedish art, from Middle Low German art, from Old Saxon *ard, from Proto-Germanic ardiz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂erh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁er- — earth.

artbestämma (Swedish): to determine which species an individual plant or...

Definitions

  1. to determine which species an individual plant or...

Ancestry of “artbestämma”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SwedishärtAny species in the Fabacea family; Plant of such...
2Old Swedishart—
3Middle Low Germanart—
4Old Saxon*ard—
5Proto-Germanicardizcharacteristic; inborn quality; nature;...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂erh₃-to plough
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁er-earth

Words derived from “artbestämma”

  • artbestämning
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁er- →