Where does “eir” come from?

eir (Anglo-Norman) comes from Old French heir, from Latin hērēs, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰeh₁ro-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰeh₁- — to go, to walk.

eir (Anglo-Norman): heir

Definitions

  1. heir

Ancestry of “eir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchheir—
2Latinhērēsheir, heiress
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰeh₁ro-derelict; an abandoned or forsaken person
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰeh₁-to go, to walk

Words derived from “eir”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰeh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰeh₁ro- →Every word from Latin hērēs →