Where does the word aardvark originate from?

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1. #early
2. #noticed
3. #middle
4. #varken
5. #hints
6. #aerde
7. #european
8. #obsolete
9. #dutch
10. #africa
11. #similar
12. #aardvark
13. #while
14. #borrowed
15. #earth
16. #aarde
17. #burrowing
18. #animal
19. #afrikaans
20. #erdvark
21. #habit
22. #south
23. #colonists