Where does “eer” come from?

eer (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch êer, from Old Dutch ēr, from Proto-West Germanic airi, from Proto-Germanic airiz, from Proto-Germanic airi — early.

eer (Dutch): honour; ere, before; copper

Definitions

  1. honour; ere, before; copper

Ancestry of “eer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchêerearlier, previously
2Old Dutchērbefore, earlier than
3Proto-West Germanicairiearly
4Proto-Germanicairizearlier, before; comparative degree of *airi
5Proto-Germanicairiearly

Words derived from “eer”

Every word from Proto-Germanic airi →