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Where does “err” come from?

err (Albanian) comes from Proto-Albanian ausra, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ews- — dawn; east; to draw water, scoop up.

err (Albanian): dark, darkness

Definitions

  1. dark, darkness

Ancestry of “err”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Albanianausratwilight
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ews-dawn; east; to draw water, scoop up

Words derived from “err”

  • errët
  • terr
  • terrtohem
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