Where does “ierappel” come from?

ierappel (West Frisian) comes from West Frisian ierde, from Old Frisian erthe, from Proto-West Germanic erþu, from Proto-Germanic erþō, from Proto-Indo-European h₁er- — earth.

ierappel (West Frisian): potato

Definitions

  1. potato

Ancestry of “ierappel”, step by step

ierappel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via West Frisian ierde

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1West Frisianierdeearth, soil; ground
2Old Frisianertheearth
3Proto-West Germanicerþuearth, world; earth, soil
4Proto-Germanicerþōearth
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁er-earth

via West Frisian appel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1West Frisianappelapple
2Old Frisianappelapple
3Proto-West Germanicappluapple, fruit
4Proto-Germanicaplazapple, fruit
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ébōlapple
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁er- →Every word from Proto-Germanic erþō →Every word from Proto-West Germanic erþu →