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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—
2Latinhērēs—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰeh₁ro-derelict; an abandoned or forsaken person
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰeh₁-to go, to walk

Words derived from “eir”

  • here
  • air
  • hair
  • aircraft
  • heir
  • hare
  • airport
  • hereby
  • herein
  • airway
  • airline
  • airplane
  • airy
  • hairy
  • Hare
  • whore
  • heiress
  • airborne
  • hereinafter
  • hoary
  • airfield
  • haircut
  • airship
  • hoar
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