Erdapfel

Concepts

potato

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spud

Irish potato

Synonyms

Kartoffel

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Grundbirne

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Bramburi

Krumber

Apona

Ärpel

Arber

Eachtling

Knulle

Grumbier

Erdbirn

Knolle

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Speisekartoffel

Potacken

Translations

pomme de terre

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aardappel

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patata

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patata

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πατάτα

pieper

patata

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batata

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papa

patates

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patat

γεώμηλο

بطاطا

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈeːɐ̯tˌʔa.p͡fl̩/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German: ertapfel

Inherited from Old High German: erdapful

Cognate with Dutch: aardappel

Cognate with Western Frisian: ierappel

In summary

From Middle High German ertapfel, erdapfel, ertöpfel, erdöpfel, ertaphel (“mandrake, cucumber, pumpkin, melon”), from Old High German erdapful, erdaphul (“pumpkin, squash, melon”), from Proto-West Germanic *erþapplu, equivalent to Erde (“earth”) + Apfel (“apple”). Cognate with Dutch aardappel (“potato”), Low German Eerappel, Eerdappel (“potato”) and West Frisian ierappel (“potato”). Modern sense probably a calque of French pomme de terre (“potato”).